Management of Municipal Solid Waste in One of the Galapagos Islands

Marco Ragazzi, Riccardo Catellani, Elena Cristina Rada, Vincenzo Torretta and Xavier Salazar-Valenzuela
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Marco Ragazzi: Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Via Mesiano 77, Trento I-38123, Italy
Riccardo Catellani: Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Via Mesiano 77, Trento I-38123, Italy
Elena Cristina Rada: Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Via Mesiano 77, Trento I-38123, Italy
Vincenzo Torretta: Department of Biotechnologies and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Via G.B. Vico 46, Varese I-21100, Italy
Xavier Salazar-Valenzuela: Office of Environmental Management, Municipality of Santa Cruz, Av. Charles Darwin y 12 de Febrero, Puerto Ayora 200350, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

Sustainability, 2014, vol. 6, issue 12, 1-16

Abstract: This paper analyses some aspects of the management of municipal solid waste in one of the islands of the Galapagos archipelago. The aim is to point out a few aspects of an interesting experience that could help decision managers faced with the organization of the waste sector in similar realities. The relevance of this case study consists in the presence of a very famous National Park surrounding the inhabited area. The role of tourism in the generation of waste is analyzed too.

Keywords: Galapagos; island; municipal solid waste; tourism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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