Journal article

The impact of tourism on municipal solid waste generation: the case of Menorca Island (Spain).

Abstract:

Tourism can sustain high levels of employment and income, but the sector is a source of environmental and health impacts. One of the most important is the generation of municipal solid waste (MSW). However, there is a lack of studies which quantify how much the tourist population engages in total MSW and separately collected recyclables. The aim of this paper is to estimate the impact of the tourist population on MSW, both total and separately collected, for the period 1998-2010, for the Medi...

Publication status:
Published

Authors

Mateu-Sbert, J More by this author
Ricci-Cabello, I More by this author
Villalonga-Olives, E More by this author
Cabeza-Irigoyen, E More by this author
Journal:
Waste management (New York, N.Y.)
Volume:
33
Issue:
12
Pages:
2589-2593
Publication date:
2013-12-05
DOI:
EISSN:
1879-2456
ISSN:
0956-053X
URN:
uuid:d414ea41-5b22-4275-b302-6bbcaf8709de
Source identifiers:
421033
Local pid:
pubs:421033
Language:
English
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