Geographical analysis

Abstract

Abstract Nowadays, the wastes which are produced from different sources are threatening all environments. Even most of the wastes are caused by the various activities of human beings, those wastes again have become such a great problem in the communities and for the kinds of health condition. As a result, the awareness level of the people throughout the world is main challenge to meet the goal of SDGs. Loikaw, capital of Kayah State, Myanmar, was selected due to the area is located as fringe area of the country, due to the area was formerly assumed as one of the less developed state in the country, and due to the area is inhabited mostly by Kayah, Kayan and Kayawethnics. Therefore, the interest has been come out to evaluate the awareness level on the solid wastes and such many research question regarding solid wastes as sources, types, methods of collection and dumping, etc. could be set in this paper. Questions were raised by using interviewing method and were conducted by the team from Geography Department, University of Mandalay. The semi-structured questions were prepared and 25 households by each ward were selected as sample sites. There 13 wards and out of them, 5 have been newly converted from the villages as urban area by the Town Development Committee about 2000s. After collecting the primary data, the processes were worked out and mapping was done with the aid of GIS technique. The analysis was done with SWOT criteria. The overall result was that the awareness level of the local people was comparatively high to that of another town in Myanmar.

Key words: Solid waste, Bio-chemical, Bio-medical.