SPATIALIZING WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: THE 3R4UB EXPERIENCE

This volume is the second of the 3R4UB series developed to share the results of the project and enhance the awareness regarding the opportunities of a circular waste management. This volume focuses on the spatial dimensions of the project, integrating the different sectorial technical solutions within a system approach to the 3Rs. It starts by mapping the specificity of urban patterns, city’s stratification and the settlement typologies of Ulaanbaatar, a critical perspective feeds the Spatially Informed Waste Management (UBSIWM) framework integrating multilayer datasets and qualitative data into a coherent GIS-based tool. The UBSIWM approach introduces the masterplan for waste management, co-designed with the Mongolian partners by applying a systemic planning approach to detect the specific needs of the Ulaanbaatar neighbourhoods: differences in building typologies, population densities, and accessibilities have been considered within the masterplan. This latter has also been paired with a capacity building program, including training to UBCity officials, community engagement and analysis of best practices. The dialogue with Mongolian universities and the involvement of scholars and students from the University of Naples Federico II gave to the research group the opportunity to explore innovative solutions to enhance the potentiality of a circular approach: circular hubs for the waste management cycles have been designed in order to involve local communities in a daily circular experience. A visual survey concludes the book. Photographs made by Francesco Sammarco during his fieldworks in Mongolia offers original perspectives of UBCity, its inhabitants, and its habits.