Attitude Towards Solid Waste Management: the Role of Psychosocial Factors

One of the most challenging problems facing mankind is the issue of waste disposal. This is because humankind is now producing more wastes than ever before, creating an unprecedented problem for the environment. Wastes heaps defacing the streets of Lagos is not an entirely new phenomenon due to indiscriminate dumping among residents. With this rationale, this book seeks to address the attitude towards solid waste management and to understand the psychosocial factors that influenced attitude towards solid waste management. The book provided information on waste management and psychosocial factors that enhance man-environment interactions The analysis should help shed light. on the roles played by psychosocial variables The book concluded that people who presented themselves in positive light to the public were more concerned with the way they managed solid waste. The book will be of immense benefit to practitioners and policymakers in environmental management and those interested in the field of Environmental Psychology.