Reclaiming Mumbai's wastelands : using remedial measures to restore the dumping grounds of the city (softcopy is also avaialble)
Menon, Priyanka (PA201117)
Reclaiming Mumbai's wastelands : using remedial measures to restore the dumping grounds of the city (softcopy is also avaialble) - 2019 - 6,i,xvi,101p.
Contents . v
List of tables ix
List of figures . xi
List of abbreviations xv
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Background and Premise 1
1.1.1 The City's Wasteland 1
1.1.2 Importance of the Mangroves 2
1.1.3 Today's Scenario 3
1.2 Hypothesis . 5
1.3 Aims and Objectives 5
1.4 Methodology 5
1.5 Scope and Limitation 6
1.6 Expected Outcome . 6
2 Larger System 9
2.1 Overview 9
2.2 Site Selection for Waste Disposal 9
2.2.1 Low Lying Areas of the City 9
2.2.2 Impact on the Mangroves 10
2.2.3 Land Reclamation 11
2.3 Waste Disposal Network 12
2.3.1 Sources of Waste 12
2.3.2 Transport System 13
2.3.3 Transfer Station 13
2.3.4 Waste Processing Systems 13
2.3.5 Waste Disposal Sites 14
2.3.6 Market 14
2.3.7 Bhangaar System 15
2.3.8 Rag Pickers 15
2.3.9 Scrap Dealers 15
2.3.10 Wholesale Market 16
2.4 Closing a dumpinng ground 17
2.4.1 Landfill Gas Collection 18
2.4.2 Leachate Collection 18
2.4.3 Outcome of existing systems of waste disposal 20
3 Case Studies 21
3.1 Selection of Case Studies 21
3.2 Gorai Dumping Ground 22
3.2.2 Leachate Collection 23
3.2.3 Impact 23
3.2.4 Site Evaluation 25
3.3 Freshkills Park 26
3.3.1 Programme 26
3.3.2 Phase Plan 27
3.3.3 Site Evaluation 29
3.4 Skymound 30
3.4.1 Site Evaluation . 30
3.5 Learnings from case studies 32
4 Guidelines 33
4.1 City Level Guideline 34
4.1.1 Ecological Guidelines 34
4.1.2 Management Guidelines 35
4.1.3 Social Guidelines 35
4.2 Community Level Guideline 36
4.2.1 Ecological Guidelines 36
4.2.2 Management Guidelines 37
4.2.3 Social Guidelines 37
4.3 Site Level Guidelines 37
4.3.1 Immediate Surroundings 37
4.3.2 Site Buffer 39
4.3.3 Bio-reactor Cells 40
4.3.4 Water Systems 41
4.3.5 Liner System 42
5 Site Analysis 44
5.1 Overview 44
5.2 Site Usage 45
5.3 Evolution of Site 46
5.4 Climate 46
5.4.1 Precipitation and Cloud Cover 46
5.4.2 Temperature and Wind 47
5.5 Infrastructure 49
5.6 Regulatory Lines 50
5.7 Site Drainage 51
5.8 Flooding 52
5.9 Land-use 53
5.10 Vegetation 54
5.11 Fauna 56
5.12 Air and Water Quality Index 57
5.13 Site specific systems 59
5.14 Contaminants 61
5.15 Site Images 62
5.16 Rapid Risk assessment of site 64
5.17 Inferences 65
6 Design 66
6.1 Design Philosophy 66
6.2 Design Programme 67
6.3 Process 68
6.3.1 Engineering 68
6.3.2 Ecology 77
6.3.3 Social 89
7 Conclusion 96
Reference 98
Appendix 100
A1. Plant list 100
LA TH-0332 / MEN
Reclaiming Mumbai's wastelands : using remedial measures to restore the dumping grounds of the city (softcopy is also avaialble) - 2019 - 6,i,xvi,101p.
Contents . v
List of tables ix
List of figures . xi
List of abbreviations xv
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Background and Premise 1
1.1.1 The City's Wasteland 1
1.1.2 Importance of the Mangroves 2
1.1.3 Today's Scenario 3
1.2 Hypothesis . 5
1.3 Aims and Objectives 5
1.4 Methodology 5
1.5 Scope and Limitation 6
1.6 Expected Outcome . 6
2 Larger System 9
2.1 Overview 9
2.2 Site Selection for Waste Disposal 9
2.2.1 Low Lying Areas of the City 9
2.2.2 Impact on the Mangroves 10
2.2.3 Land Reclamation 11
2.3 Waste Disposal Network 12
2.3.1 Sources of Waste 12
2.3.2 Transport System 13
2.3.3 Transfer Station 13
2.3.4 Waste Processing Systems 13
2.3.5 Waste Disposal Sites 14
2.3.6 Market 14
2.3.7 Bhangaar System 15
2.3.8 Rag Pickers 15
2.3.9 Scrap Dealers 15
2.3.10 Wholesale Market 16
2.4 Closing a dumpinng ground 17
2.4.1 Landfill Gas Collection 18
2.4.2 Leachate Collection 18
2.4.3 Outcome of existing systems of waste disposal 20
3 Case Studies 21
3.1 Selection of Case Studies 21
3.2 Gorai Dumping Ground 22
3.2.2 Leachate Collection 23
3.2.3 Impact 23
3.2.4 Site Evaluation 25
3.3 Freshkills Park 26
3.3.1 Programme 26
3.3.2 Phase Plan 27
3.3.3 Site Evaluation 29
3.4 Skymound 30
3.4.1 Site Evaluation . 30
3.5 Learnings from case studies 32
4 Guidelines 33
4.1 City Level Guideline 34
4.1.1 Ecological Guidelines 34
4.1.2 Management Guidelines 35
4.1.3 Social Guidelines 35
4.2 Community Level Guideline 36
4.2.1 Ecological Guidelines 36
4.2.2 Management Guidelines 37
4.2.3 Social Guidelines 37
4.3 Site Level Guidelines 37
4.3.1 Immediate Surroundings 37
4.3.2 Site Buffer 39
4.3.3 Bio-reactor Cells 40
4.3.4 Water Systems 41
4.3.5 Liner System 42
5 Site Analysis 44
5.1 Overview 44
5.2 Site Usage 45
5.3 Evolution of Site 46
5.4 Climate 46
5.4.1 Precipitation and Cloud Cover 46
5.4.2 Temperature and Wind 47
5.5 Infrastructure 49
5.6 Regulatory Lines 50
5.7 Site Drainage 51
5.8 Flooding 52
5.9 Land-use 53
5.10 Vegetation 54
5.11 Fauna 56
5.12 Air and Water Quality Index 57
5.13 Site specific systems 59
5.14 Contaminants 61
5.15 Site Images 62
5.16 Rapid Risk assessment of site 64
5.17 Inferences 65
6 Design 66
6.1 Design Philosophy 66
6.2 Design Programme 67
6.3 Process 68
6.3.1 Engineering 68
6.3.2 Ecology 77
6.3.3 Social 89
7 Conclusion 96
Reference 98
Appendix 100
A1. Plant list 100
LA TH-0332 / MEN