Rural waste generation: a geographical survey at local scale

Florin Mihai, Ana-Maria Oiste and Dan-Adrian Chelaru

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Abstract: The paper examines the per capita waste generation rates from from rural areas of Neamț County (Romania) using thematic cartography. Geographical approach of this issue is difficult because the lack of a geostatistic database at commune scale. Spatial analysis of waste indicators reveals several disparities between localities. Comparability of data between communes located in various geographical conditions must be carrefully made according to local waste management systems. Several dysfunctionalities are outlined in order to compare these results, on the one hand, between localities and on the one hand, between recent years. Geographical analysis of waste generation rates is imperative for a proper monitoring of this sector. Data from 2009, 2010 and 2012 shows that rural waste management is in a full process of change towards a more organized, stable and efficient system.

Keywords: waste generation; rural areas; local disparities; geography of waste (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K32 Q51 Q56 Q57 R00 R11 R20 R51 R52 R53 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014, Revised 2014
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