Determining rural areas vulnerable to illegal dumping using GIS techniques. Case study: Neamț county, Romania

Mihai, Florin-Constantin and Ursu, Adrian and Ichim, Pavel and Chelaru, Dan-Adrian (2013): Determining rural areas vulnerable to illegal dumping using GIS techniques. Case study: Neamț county, Romania. Published in: 13th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference on ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION AND LEGISLATION, SGEM 2013 Conference Proceedings , Vol. 1, : pp. 275-282.

Abstract

The paper aims to mapping the potential vulnerable areas to illegal dumping of household waste from rural areas in the extra- Carpathian region of Neamț County. These areas are ordinary in the proximity of built-up areas and buffers areas of 1km were delimited for every locality. Based on various map layers in vector formats ( land use, rivers, buil-up areas, roads etc) an assessment method is performed to highlight the potential areas vulnerable to illegal dumping inside these buffer areas at local scale. The results are corelated to field observations and current situation of waste management systems. The maps outline local disparities due to various geographical conditions of county. This approach is a necesary tool in EIA studies particularly for rural waste management systems at local and regional scale which are less studied in current literature than urban areas.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: illegal dumping, GIS , disparities, waste management, rural areas
• Subjects: K - Law and Economics > K3 - Other Substantive Areas of Law > K32 - Environmental, Health, and Safety Law; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q51 - Valuation of Environmental Effects; 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 > 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 > Q57 - Ecological Economics: Ecosystem Services ; Biodiversity Conservation ; Bioeconomics ; Industrial Ecology; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R0 - General > R00 - General; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R14 - Land Use Patterns; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R52 - Land Use and Other Regulations; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R53 - Public Facility Location Analysis ; Public Investment and Capital Stock; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R58 - Regional Development Planning and Policy

References

Mihai, F.C &. Apostol, L. & Lămășanu, A., & Ghiurca, A.A., Spatio- temporal analysis of Romania's rural population access to sanitation services in the context of EU accession, 12th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM, Conference Proceedings, vol 5,787-792, Bulgaria,2012, DOI:10.5593/sgem2012/s20.v5106

Apostol, L., & Mihai, F.C Rural waste management: challenges and issues in Romania,, Present Environement and Sustainable Development, 6(2) 105-114, Romania, 2012

Mihai, F.C &. Apostol, L., & Ghiurca, A.A., & Lămășanu, A., & Bănică A., Geographical distribution of rural dumpsites in North-East Region from Romania, 12th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM, Conference Proceedings, vol 5, 447-452, Bulgaria, 2012, DOI: 10.5593/sgem2012/s20.v5060

Mihai F.C & Apostol L. & Ursu A., & Ichim P. Landfills as anthropogenic landforms in urban environment from Neamţ county, AES Bioflux 5 (2):100-108, Romania, 2013

Mihai, F.C., Improper household waste disposal in rural territory. Case Study: Neamț County, Romania, Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine. Agriculture, serie 69 (2) ,15-20, Romania, 2012

Mihai, F.C, & Apostol, L., & Ursu, A., & Ichim, P.,Vulnerability of mountain rivers to waste dumping from Neamt County, Romania, Geographia Napocensis, 6 (2) ,51-59, Romania, 2012

Sumathi,V.R. & Natesan, U. & Sarkar, C. GIS-based approach for optimized siting of municipal solid waste landfill, Waste Management, 28 : 2146–2160, 2008

Zamorano, M. & Molero, E. & Hurtado, A. & Grindlay, A. & Ramos A., Evaluation of a municipal landfill site in Southern Spain with GIS-aided methodology, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 160 : 473–481, 2008

Leao, S. & Bishop, I. & Evans, D. Spatial–temporal model for demand and allocation of waste landfills in growing in urban regions , Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 28 : 353–385, 2004

Lămășanu, A., Mihai, F.C., The Illegal Dumping of Waste in Forest Areas - Evidence from Rural Territory. Proceedings of the International Conference Integrated Management of Environmental Resources - Suceava, November 4-6th, 2011. Editura Universității „Stefan cel Mare” Suceava, Romania, 46 – 50.