Economic Indicator for the Evaluation of the Municipal Management of Valuable Residues in Costa Rica
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2020 |
| Descripción: | [Introduction]: An efficient solid waste management system is a challenge for all cities, especially in developing countries. One main problem is the lack of indicators that facilitate the rapid and efficient evaluation of recycling programs. [Objective]: To propose a multivariate economic valuation indicator to help optimize the evaluation of the processes of solid waste management at the municipal level. [Methodology]: The Remanent Environmental Investment (IA) indicator was applied to the municipal recycling program of the Municipality of Belén in 2015-2018. [Results]: Investment in the management of recyclable waste did not cover the costs of the program, which implies a deficit in the investment assumed by the local government. [Conclusions]: The proposed indicator allows temporal evaluation and comparison of economic conditions of waste management processes. The indicator is not compatible with the official indicators in Costa Rica. However, it provides comparative information that allows a holistic evaluation of municipal recycling programs. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/13222 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/13222 |
| Palabra clave: | economy; environmental investment; local government; recycling; waste economía; gobierno local; inversión ambiental remanente; reciclaje; residuos economia; governo local; investimento ambiental remanescente; reciclagem; resíduos |