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Tourism Implications On Local Waste Management. Case Study: Neamț County, Florin C. Mihai May 2013

Tourism Implications On Local Waste Management. Case Study: Neamț County, Florin C. Mihai

Florin C MIHAI

The paper examines tourism as potential source of waste generation in urban and rural areas of Neamt county. An assessment method is proposed and the final result is mapping the process at local scale. In order to analyze the tourism impact on local waste management system, the waste generated by tourists (estimated values) is related to local household waste generation. This paper outlines the disparities within cities and communes and it also analyses the bad practices of tourists supported by field observations


Performance Assessment Method Of Urban Waste Management Systems From Neamț County, Romania, Florin C. Mihai May 2013

Performance Assessment Method Of Urban Waste Management Systems From Neamț County, Romania, Florin C. Mihai

Florin C MIHAI

This paper proposes a performance assessment method (PAM) at urban scale, based on five specific waste indicators such as: population access to waste collection services (%), separate collection (%), reuse & recycle (%), landfilling (%) and amounts of waste uncollected (Qwu-%). Values of each indicator are correlated to an assessment table for three different years (2004, 2007, 2010) highlighting the disparities between urban localities of Neamt county. The paper also examines the changes and dysfunctions of urban waste management systems between preaccession vs post-accession period. PAM should be a necessary tool for environmental authorities or decision-makers for monitoring process of …