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Authordc.contributor.authorFragkou, María Christina 
Authordc.contributor.authorSalinas Roca, Luis 
Authordc.contributor.authorEspluga, Josep 
Authordc.contributor.authorGabarrell, Xavier 
Admission datedc.date.accessioned2015-08-11T20:38:21Z
Available datedc.date.available2015-08-11T20:38:21Z
Publication datedc.date.issued2014
Cita de ítemdc.identifier.citationLocal Environment, 2014 Vol. 19, No. 7, 731–747en_US
Identifierdc.identifier.other10.1080/13549839.2013.792045
Identifierdc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/132602
General notedc.descriptionArtículo de publicación ISIen_US
Abstractdc.description.abstractEnvironmental justice studies that focus on the management of municipal solid waste (MSW) typically examine the unequal distribution of associated health and environmental risks in minority social groups and the political processes that generate these inequalities. With the aim to complement current views on the field, in this work, we explore whether there is an issue of environmental justice in municipal systems’ grade of self-sufficiency in treating the MSW that they generate and in their effort to close their material cycles. The methodology used is based on the concept of urban metabolism and is applied to 12 coastal municipalities of Barcelona’s Metropolitan Region in Spain. The metabolism of the MSW flows of each system is analysed to examine (i) the system’s efficiency to close its MSW cycles, corresponding to an indicator of environmental sustainability, and (ii) the MSW export and import flows, as an indicator of social sustainability. The results demonstrate a positive correlation between socioeconomic status and the externalisation of MSW treatment-related hazards. The proposed indicator proves to be an excellent tool for the evaluation of both the environmental and social performance of a system considering MSW management.en_US
Lenguagedc.language.isoenen_US
Publisherdc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
Type of licensedc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Chile
Link to Licensedc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/
Keywordsdc.subjectMunicipal solid-waste managementen_US
Keywordsdc.subjectEnvironmental justiceen_US
Keywordsdc.subjectSocial metabolismen_US
Keywordsdc.subjectUrban sustainabilityen_US
Keywordsdc.subjectBarcelona Metropolitan Regionen_US
Títulodc.titleMetabolisms of injustice: municipal solid-waste management and environmental equity in Barcelona’s Metropolitan Regionen_US
Document typedc.typeArtículo de revista


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