Jose E. Gomez
History 58
Dr. Warner
February 23, 2000
Bibliography and Prospectus
I. Informative Introduction on what I am going to talk about
and why. My paper would focus on the development of the waste,
excrement, and sanitation problems of Latin America through time,
in particular in Mexico and Central America. I am going to look
at the widely known ancient civilizations such as the Aztecs,
Olmecs, Toltecs and so on. The main question I am searching to
answer or shed some light on is what have we done with our waste/garbage
thought time and try to generate a possible solution to the waste
problems of Mexico and Central America.
II. First, I would give some information on the origins of the
inhabitants of these civilizations, trying to see how they established
their civilizations and adapted to the environment, hoping for
some insight into the disposal of their waste.
III. Secondly, I would talk about the impact of the urbanization
that produced the population growth and the rise of these civilizations
into empires. This in hope to find out the impact in the increase
of waste. I would like to find out how they dealt with their
waste, where they disposed of it and so forth.
IV. Through the evolution of time we see the development of societies.
In this section I would take a look at a particular class of
individuals, their towns in a more recent time period, to see
if there is an increase of waste production and what do they do
with their waste. Also I would life to see if I could find out
what effect has this waste disposal produced on the environment
and their village organization.
V. Another section would be created for the modern time period.
What sort of problems has waste management come up under? The
effect of the population increase and urbanization in modern time
on waste disposal. I would try to look at some aspects of waste
management in to-days society.
VI. Consequently, I would like to come up with, introduce, or
propose some sort of solution to the waste management problem,
reflecting, analyzing and comparing the revolutionized waste management
industries of first world countries such as the United States
and how Latin American countries could adopt some of these techniques
and procedures.
VII. Conclusion: Hopefully I would cap my project by answering
the introductory question of what have we done with our waste/garbage
and shed some light on the waste management problem.
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