Date of Award

Winter 2-1-2024

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Advisor(s)

Aseel Sawalha

Second Advisor

Caley Johnson, Ph.D.

Abstract

Throughout this body of work, I explore the challenges faced regarding proper waste management and its interconnectedness in political developments. Specifically, I examine this subject in the case of the greater metropolitan area of Tunis. Having lived in Tunisia each summer since I was born, I have seen the many stages of the country’s waste issue. I came to my research to discover the conditions that have led to illegal dumpsites and Tunisia’s growing waste management issue. The waste management sector regressed post-2011 revolution. With this, I have always assumed that the waste issue is intertwined with the country’s political and governmental issues. Going to Tunisia this past summer with this question in the back of my mind, I have come to discover much more about this subject and its significance. I have discovered the world of barbechas (waste collectors) and privatized recycling companies. Three entities are involved in Tunisia’s waste management: privatized companies, the government’s role, and local groups. I have gathered the following research articles and books that will help me put into more detail and perspective Tunisia’s waste management issue, which can also be seen as a global issue. The framework I have chosen to approach this research with is infrastructure and urbanism.

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