Determinants of waste generation per capita in Catalonia (North-eastern Spain): the role of seasonal population

• DOI: 10.14207/ejsd.2016.v5n3p489
• Publication Date: 2017-06-02T12:49:44Z
• Authors: Òscar Saladié
• Keywords: 11. Sustainability; 1. No poverty; 01 natural sciences; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences; 12. Responsible consumption

Seasonal population is not taken into account in waste management policies and regional differences generation per capita are magnified.Here I analyze the among Catalan counties (North-eastern Spain) compare results if seasonal added or to resident people.Waste tourist areas overestimated actually lower than those indicated official data.Only reliable data will allow determining reasons of stablishing more precise objectives policies.There a positive correlation between municipal services sector's contribution GDP, negative with percentage over 64 no income capita.Finally, taking territorial factors, lowest corresponds very low densities located inland Catalonia.