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Development of MSW collection services on regional scale : spatial analysis and urban disparities in North-East Region, Romania

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  • Mihai, Florin-Constantin

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The cities are facing illegal dumping of municipal solid waste (MSW) because the waste collection facilities do not cover the entire population. Furthermore, this sector is poorly developed in small towns or villages annexed to administrative territory units (ATU) of cities,MSW are disposed in open dumps polluting the local environment. This paper analyzes on the one hand the urban disparities on public access to waste collection services (WCS) in the North-East Region on the other hand, it performs a comparative analysis between 2003 and 2010 outlining the changes made in the context of Romania’s accession to EU. Also, it performs a quantitative assessment method of uncollected waste at urban level and correlated to demographic features of each city. Spatial-temporal analysis of waste indicators using thematic cartography or GIS techniques should be a basic tool for environmental monitoring or assessment of projects from this field in every development region (NUTS 2). The EU acquis requires the closure of noncompliant landfills, the extension of waste collection services, the development of facilities for separate collection, recycling and reuse according to waste hierarchy concept. Full coverage of urban population to waste collection services is necessary to provide a proper management of this sector. Urban disparities between counties and within counties highlights that current traditional waste management system is an environmental threat at local and regional scale.

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  • Mihai, Florin-Constantin, 2013. "Development of MSW collection services on regional scale : spatial analysis and urban disparities in North-East Region, Romania," MPRA Paper 61501, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2013.
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    1. Mihai, Florin-Constantin, 2012. "Geography of waste as a new approach in waste management study," MPRA Paper 61343, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2012.
    2. Mihai, Florin-Constantin & Ghiurca, Ana-Andreea & Lamasanu, Andreea, 2011. "Estimation of urban waste generated and uncollected in Romania," MPRA Paper 61445, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2011.
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    6. Mihai, Florin-Constantin, 2013. "Performance assessment method of urban waste management systems from Neamț County, Romania," MPRA Paper 61286, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2013.
    7. Mihai, Florin-Constantin, 2012. "Population access to waste collection services: urban vs rural areas in Romania," MPRA Paper 61362, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2012.
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    Keywords

    waste collection; urban areas; disparities; regional scale;
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    JEL classification:

    • K32 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Energy, Environmental, Health, and Safety Law
    • Q51 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Valuation of Environmental Effects
    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • R52 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Land Use and Other Regulations
    • R53 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Public Facility Location Analysis; Public Investment and Capital Stock
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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