Integrated Solid Waste Management or Handbook of Management Consulting

Integrated Solid Waste Management: Engineering Principles and Management Issues

Author: George Tchobanoglous

A junior/senior-level introductory text aimed at civil and environmental engineers taking a basic introduction to Solid Waste Management. The text includes the latest 1990-1991 laws and regulations.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
Pt. I	Perspectives
1	Evolution of Solid Waste Management	3
2	Legislative Trends and Impacts	23
Pt. II	Sources, Composition, and Properties of Solid Waste
3	Sources, Types, and Composition of Municipal Solid Wastes	39
4	Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties of Municipal Solid Waste	69
5	Sources, Types, and Properties of Hazardous Wastes Found in Municipal Solid Waste	99
Pt. III	Engineering Principles
6	Solid Waste Generation and Collection Rates	125
7	Waste Handling and Separation, Storage, and Processing at the Source	159
8	Collection of Solid Waste	193
9	Separation and Processing and Transformation of Solid Waste	247
10	Transfer and Transport	325
11	Disposal of Solid Wastes and Residual Matter	361
Pt. IV	Separation, Transformation, and Recycling of Waste Materials
12	Materials Separation and Processing Technologies	543
13	Thermal Conversion Technologies	611
14	Biological and Chemical Conversion Technologies	671
15	Recycling of Materials Found in Municipal Solid Waste	717
Pt. V	Closure, Restoration, and Rehabilitation of Landfills
16	Closure of Landfills	769
17	Remedial Actions at Inactive Waste Disposal Sites	799
Pt. VI	Solid Waste Management and Planning Issues
18	Meeting Federal- and State-Mandated Diversion Goals	821
19	Implementation of Solid Waste Management Options	847
20	Planning, Siting, and Permitting of Waste Management Facilities	873
	A: Glossary	905
	B: Metric Conversion Factors	913
	C: Physical Properties of Water	915
	D: Presentation and Analysis of Solid Waste Management Data	917
	E: Typical Cost Data and Cost-Estimating Procedures for Equipment Used in Solid Waste Management Systems	931
	F: Solubility of Landfill Gases Dissolved in Water	937
	G: Carbonate Equilibrium	941
	H: Physical Properties of Selected Volatile and Semivolatile Organic Compounds	943
	I: Landfill Gas Flow Head Loss Computations	945
	Name Index	951
	Subject Index	957

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Handbook of Management Consulting: The Contemporary Consultant, Insights fr

Author: Larry E Greiner

This book provides a thorough examination of a variety of specialties within the broad range of management consulting. A book of such scope and depth could only be written by a large number of experts. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in one of the many specialties related to management consulting. Together, all 27 contributors take the reader through an industry that is currently undergoing significant change. While covering all the major practice areas of consulting, the book also offers new insights into change processes and addresses compelling management issues now facing consulting firms. Every practicing consultant and firm needs this book's broad perspective and its treatment of specific areas of content in order to prepare them for a successful future in a highly competitive business environment. Presently, there is no book on the market that takes such an advanced look at both the complexity and multiple aspects of consulting. Ideas presented by the many consulting experts are thoughtful and provocative. Their sage advice on future developments in the field is not to be missed.