Waste Dilemma and Urban Sustainability

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Assignment:
What is the scale of the waste dilemma? Is this a serious problem that requires a
solution? Why or why not? What are the major methods used for waste
management and how effective is each of them?
Of the various waste management approaches, which ones are your community
pursuing, and which are they not pursuing? Would you suggest that your
community start pursuing any new approaches? If so, which ones, and why? If not,
why?
What are the causes and consequences of urban sprawl? What are some of the
ways cities are attempting to slow or prevent urban sprawl?
What are the major issues that must be addressed for urban sustainability and
what does role urban ecology have in urban sustainability?