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Universitaria Publishing House, Craiova, Forum Geografic, 1(XII), p. 59-66

DOI: 10.5775/fg.2067-4635.2013.063.i

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

Journal article published in 2013 by Florin-Constantin Mihai ORCID, Andreea Lamasanu
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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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.