Spatial analysis of dumpsites volumes from rural territory Case study: Neamt County, Romania

Mihai, Florin-Constantin and Lamasanu, Andreea (2013): Spatial analysis of dumpsites volumes from rural territory Case study: Neamt County, Romania. Published in: Forum Geografic. Geographical studies and environment protection research , Vol. 12, No. 1 (2013): pp. 59-66.

Abstract

Open dumps was the main option of the local communities in household waste management, this practice being banned after July 16, 2009.The paper examines the correlation between dumpsites volumes, population density and local geographical conditions in the context that in most rural administrative-territorial units of the county there were no facilities for waste collection. The geographical distribution of dumpsites volumes reflects the disparities between different areas of the county and on the other hand, it highlights the spaces exposed to pollution. Also, the comparative analysis between 2004 (pre-accession) and 2009 (post-accession) reflects a rudimentary waste management system in this period which favored the waste dumping. This paper analyses the issues of rural waste management and its environmental implications at local scale. Such approaches are necessary for a proper analysis of EU environmental policies implementation at regional and local level

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: dumpsites, spatial analysis, geographical conditions, rural areas, Neamț county, Romania
• Subjects: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q52 - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs ; Distributional Effects ; Employment Effects; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q53 - Air Pollution ; Water Pollution ; Noise ; Hazardous Waste ; Solid Waste ; Recycling; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q56 - Environment and Development ; Environment and Trade ; Sustainability ; Environmental Accounts and Accounting ; Environmental Equity ; Population Growth; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q59 - Other; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R0 - General > R00 - General

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