@inproceedings{9c21a7cec86248c2988f6a06f4d07496,
title = "RES-Q an ongoing project on municipal solid waste management program for the protection of the Saniq River Basin in Southern Lebanon",
abstract = "Lebanon is currently facing an unprecedented mix of social, economic, and political crises, which exacerbate many public health and environmental health problems. Among these, solid waste management (SWM) is considered one of the biggest challenges that Lebanon has been facing for the past two decades. In the absence of national guidelines and ministerial action, SWM is a responsibility of local municipalities. In this paper, we describe the development of a technology-based Waste Management System (WMS) in an area of 43 villages in southern Lebanon. The project is inspired to the paradigms of circular economy and smart cities, and it aims to define affordable and efficient strategies to address SWM. The driving factor in defining the strategies is economic and environmental sustainability, as Lebanon imports most of its resources in hard currency, which is becoming less and less available. The lessons learned from this project can be transposed in other areas and countries with limited financial resources, representing an important paradigm for the WMSs in many areas of the world.",
keywords = "Circular economy, ICT, IoT, Lebanon, Smart governance, Sustainability, Waste management",
author = "Aiman Rashid and Kassem Aleik and Zeinab Alloush and Nathalie Awada and Mohammad Baraki and Marco Bardus and Rabih Chaar and Bilal Chehade and Batoul Fakih and Foddis, {Laura Maria} and Chiara Garau and Rana Hajjar and Reem Khattar and May Massoud and Michel Mockbel and Ali Mohammad and Augusto Montisci",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgements. This project is funded by the European Commission under the umbrella of the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) for the period 2014–2020 (“Complementary support to the development of waste management schemes” Ref. EuropeAid/155108/DD/ACT/LB). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.; 21st International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2021 ; Conference date: 13-09-2021 Through 16-09-2021",
year = "2021",
month = sep,
day = "10",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-87010-2_40",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783030870096",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
pages = "536--550",
editor = "Osvaldo Gervasi and Beniamino Murgante and Sanjay Misra and Chiara Garau and Ivan Ble{\v c}i{\'c} and David Taniar and Apduhan, {Bernady O.} and Rocha, {Ana Maria} and Eufemia Tarantino and Torre, {Carmelo Maria}",
booktitle = "Computational Science and Its Applications",
address = "Germany",
}