Assessing Public Attitudes and Behaviour to Household Waste Management in Cameroon to Drive Strategy Development: A Q Methodological Approach

Sustainability

Lawrence O. Mbeng²  Jane Probert¹  Paul S. Phillips² 

[1]School of Business and Economics, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK

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[3]School of Applied Sciences, University of Northampton, Northampton NN2 7AL, UK

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关键词: Q methodology;    public attitudes and behaviour;    household waste;    composting;    education;    capacity building;    third sector organisations;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su1030556

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Household waste is an environmental and public health problem, especially for the large cities in Sub-Saharan African countries. While the improper management of household waste in Cameroon is linked to the systematic failure of policy makers and municipal authorities to identify the most sustainable ways of dealing with it in such a manner that is in line is with their socio-economic aspirations, the impact of public attitudes and behaviour has been neglected. It is in this context that this paper uses Q-methodology, a powerful methodology for identifying the different trends in behaviour in the management of household waste in Douala, Cameroon.

【 授权许可】

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