@mastersthesis {122828, title = {A Comparison of Waste
Management Practices between the Islands of San Cristobal and
Santa Cruz, Galapagos Ecuador}, volume = {Baccalaureate of Arts
in International Studies in Zoology}, year = {2008}, month =
{06/2009}, pages = {58}, school = {Oregon State University},
type = {Undergraduate}, address = {Corvallis}, abstract = {Rapid
population growth in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador is quickly
outstripping any community health planning infrastructure
available. The waste management system (WMS) in the Galapagos is
of particular importance for development in accordance with
community growth and has not kept pace with the current
population boom. In order to improve a system, current
shortcomings and strengths both need to be understood. Using
literature sources and personal observation, various data were
collected and summarized to explain and compare the current
waste management practices found in the insular islands of San
Cristobal and Santa Cruz. I visited with local org