Reference no: EM132373865 , Length: word count:1500
Assignment -
Case: Solid Waste Management in Australia: Wicked Problem "As more developing countries reject plastic waste exports, wealthy nations seek solutions at home". Australia is exporting around 390,000 ton of solid waste per month accounting for around 80% of the total Australian waste. Top countries receiving waste exports from Australia are Vietnam, Indonesia, China followed by India and Malysia. With the new waste import restrictions which these countries have implemented or are planning to implement, the risk of piles of recycled materials being sent to landfill is getting high and there is a need for way forward This seems to be a wicked problem. Australian authorise keeps recycling the waste and dump it to Landfills since they are not sure about these countries future attitude. They may change their minds and reimport the waste any time! Meanwhile, recycling waste and sending to landfill is troublesome and generates double cost and effort.
PLEASE WRITE A LITERATURE REVIEW IN THE CASE ABOVE (1500 words, APA Referencing):
GUIDE QUESTIONS TO ANSWER:
1. How the complexity aspects in similar projects/issues were managed and how the peer review articles addressed same issues.
2. Use previous studies to show how they are viewing the complex projects in general and this one in particular and what was their approach in addressing complexity in this case.
3. How can you benefit from this approach? Any gaps?
4. Any previous data and related articles for the same case study you are investigating.
Additional Specifications needed to answer:
1. Investigate the context and the scope of this waste management issue using all available published resources. You mainly need to highlight how wicked this problem is. This means using the complexity factors and ICCPM outcomes to link them back to the waste issue
2. Define the scale of the problem through defining the amount of waste generated in Australia, types of waste (paper, plastic, E-waste... etc.) and how this could be a challenge.
3. Discuss how it is managed right now, what percentage has been recycled, dumbed to landfill, incinerated, reused.... etc.
4. What are the risks associated from the current management practices?
5. The main stakeholders involved in the waste management. You may need to provide a Stakeholder matrix with full list.
Just follow the guide questions. Word Count: 1500.