Attractiveness of roads for illegal dumping with regard to regional differences in Slovenia

The first countrywide register of illegal dump sites in Slovenia was created in 2010 and 2011. Due to its extensiveness it allows in-depth analyses of factors that affect illegal waste disposal. Prior research has already proven the impact of roads on the incidence of illegal dumps, but in this pape...

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Published inActa geographica Slovenica : Geografski zbornik Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 431 - 451
Main Authors MATOS, J, OŠTIR, K, KRANJC, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 01.01.2012
Subjects
Balkan peninsula
Bgi / Prodig
Europe
geography
Human geography
illegal dumping factors
illegal dumps
landscape-ecological types
register of illegal dumps
roads
slovenia
Slovenia
Nuisance
Location choice
Household rubbish
Environment
Regional disparities
Waste
Sustainable development
Location
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Summary:The first countrywide register of illegal dump sites in Slovenia was created in 2010 and 2011. Due to its extensiveness it allows in-depth analyses of factors that affect illegal waste disposal. Prior research has already proven the impact of roads on the incidence of illegal dumps, but in this paper we investigate if regional differences significantly influence its expression. We consider the existing landscape typing, which divides Slovenia into 14 landscape-ecological types. We find significant differences between landscape types in the attractiveness of roads for disposal. They are especially pronounced when comparing the attractiveness of individual road categories.
ISSN:1581-6613
1854-5106
1581-8314
DOI:10.3986/AGS52207