Economic Indicator for the Evaluation of the Municipal Management of Valuable Residues in Costa Rica

 

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Sonraí Bibleagrafaíochta
Údar: Salazar-Acuña, Esteban
Formáid: artículo original
Stádas:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2020
Cur Síos:[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
Institiúid:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Teanga:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/13222
Rochtain Ar Líne: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