Community-based vermiculture, gender, and alternative economies in informal settlements

In Los Platanitos, an informal settlement in North Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, a lack of municipal solid waste collection services led residents to implement a pilot vermiculture project with a focus on gender. The main goal of the project was to reduce the amount of organic waste found in wa...

• Main Author: Sletto, Bjorn (author)
• Other Authors: Dávila, Tania (author), Brigmon, Nathan (author), Clifton, Matthew (author), Rizzo, Rosario (author), Sertzen, Pamela (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Dominican Republic; informal settlements; vermiculture; community-based solid waste management; gender.; República Dominicana; asentamientos informales; lombricultura; manejo comunitario de residuos sólidos; género; Mapeo participativo
• Online Access: https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/letrasverdes/article/view/1443