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Regional disparities in urban population access to sanitation services: case study: Romania
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Abstract Sanitation services still not fully cover the urban population and this leads to different types of pollution and affects the urban landscape. This paper aims a geographical approach by highlighting territorial disparities in the Romanian counties regarding the urban population access to waste colle... view more
Sanitation services still not fully cover the urban population and this leads to different types of pollution and affects the urban landscape. This paper aims a geographical approach by highlighting territorial disparities in the Romanian counties regarding the urban population access to waste collection services and to examine the environmental issues. Statistical database processed by ascending hierarchical cluster analysis are mapped at the level of Romanian counties achieving a spatial-temporal analysis for the period 2003-2008. The paper also discuss about the current dysfunctions existing in urban waste management from Romania. Development of waste
management facilities are in the process of transition from a traditional system based only on landfilling towards an integrated waste management system which develops the recycling and recovery of waste generated. Romania as an EU member country must improve the quality of sanitation services. Each city must provide the full collection of municipal waste generated in order to eliminate the illegal
dumping.... view less
Keywords
regional difference; environmental impact; Romania; recycling; waste management; municipal area; environmental pollution; environmental protection
Classification
Ecology, Environment
Free Keywords
sanitation services; illegal dumping
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 281-287
Journal
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 3 (2012) 6
ISSN
2039-2117
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works