Evaluating the contribution of cooperative sector recycling to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions: an opportunity for recycling cooperatives in São Paulo to engage in the carbon credit market.

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dc.contributor.authorKing, Megan Frances
dc.contributor.supervisorGutberlet, Jutta
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-27T20:17:14Z
dc.date.available2012-04-27T20:17:14Z
dc.date.copyright2012en_US
dc.date.issued2012-04-27
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Geography
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractGreenhouse gas emissions can be reduced through recovery and recycling of resources from the municipal solid waste stream. In São Paulo, Brazil, recycling cooperatives play a crucial role in providing recycling services including collection, separation, cleaning, stocking and collective sale of recyclable resources. The present research attempts to measure the greenhouse gas emission reductions achieved by the Cooperpires recycling cooperative, as well as highlight its socio-economic benefits. Methods include participant observation, structured interview, a questionnaire, and greenhouse gas accounting of recycling using a Clean Development Mechanism methodology. The results afford an exploration of the opportunity for Cooperpires and other similar recycling cooperatives to participate in the carbon credit market.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/3926
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectrecyclingen_US
dc.subjectmunicipal solid waste managementen_US
dc.subjectgreenhouse gas accountingen_US
dc.subjectcarbon creditsen_US
dc.subjectClean Development Mechanismen_US
dc.subjectcooperativesen_US
dc.subjectsocial economyen_US
dc.subjectinformal economyen_US
dc.subjectBrazilen_US
dc.subjectSão Pauloen_US
dc.titleEvaluating the contribution of cooperative sector recycling to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions: an opportunity for recycling cooperatives in São Paulo to engage in the carbon credit market.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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