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Disaster Waste Management Using Systems Dynamics: A Case Study in Southern Brazil

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Disaster waste (DW) is important impediments to response and post-disaster operations. We present the main phases in the DW management process and compared to Brazilian case using systems dynamics. This study will allow a systemic view of DW management policy considering the main strategic and operational parameters involved in this operation.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from Brazilian research agency CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel).

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de Magalhães, M.R., Lima, F.S., Campos, L., Rodriguez, C.T., Maldonado, M. (2020). Disaster Waste Management Using Systems Dynamics: A Case Study in Southern Brazil. In: Leiras, A., González-Calderón, C., de Brito Junior, I., Villa, S., Yoshizaki, H. (eds) Operations Management for Social Good. POMS 2018. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23816-2_24

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