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

Florin Mihai and Andreea Lamasanu

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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

Keywords: dumpsites; spatial analysis; geographical conditions; rural areas; Neamț county; Romania (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q52 Q53 Q56 Q59 R00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013, Revised 2013
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Published in Forum Geografic. Geographical studies and environment protection research 1.12(2013): pp. 59-66

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