Into the world of e-waste: mobility among e-scrappers in Nigeria
| Autor: | Sakari Taipale, Benedicta Ideho Omokaro |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
new-materialism Operations research Mobilities assemblage of things media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies 0507 social and economic geography sosiaaliset tekijät Nigeria jätehuolto Transportation 02 engineering and technology applied mobility Qualitative analysis Assemblage (archaeology) ta517 ta518 informal recyclers media_common jätteet Social network business.industry e-waste 05 social sciences 021107 urban & regional planning Environmental economics Urban Studies Interdependence electronic waste management Work (electrical) sähkö- ja elektroniikkaromu Materialism business 050703 geography kierrätys |
| Zdroj: | Applied Mobilities. 3(2):133-149 |
| ISSN: | 2380-0127 |
| Popis: | In the management of e-waste, mobility of e-scrappers plays a pivotal role, especially in e-waste acquisition and sales of extracted materials. This research examines the relationship between e-scrappers and the locations of their work by analysing the influence of environmental and social factors on their mobility behaviour in Nigeria. A qualitative analysis of video material collected from 29 male e-scrappers in Nigeria between 2014 and 2015 reveals that e-waste has inherent properties that intermittently mobilise e-scrappers to search for recyclable and valuable electronic trash. Applying the new mobilities paradigm and the new materialism theory, we present that e-scrappers’ mobility occurs within an interdependent network of connections. An assemblage of things consisting of workspace, social network, poor infrastructure, and weather conditions both produce and interrupt mobility among e-scrappers. As vibrant material, e-waste is capable of eliciting reactions from both organic and inorganic ... |
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