TY - JOUR
T1 - The effectiveness of inter-municipal cooperation for integrated sustainable waste management
T2 - A case study in Ecuador
AU - Villalba Ferreira, Mario
AU - Dijkstra, Geske
AU - Scholten, Peter
AU - Sucozhañay, Dolores
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors
PY - 2022/8/1
Y1 - 2022/8/1
N2 - There is an increasing awareness that effective waste management is essential for transitioning towards a circular economy and achieving sustainable development goals. Scholars have studied inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) as a governance solution with the potential to generate economies of scale and reduce financial costs in waste management. However, previous research has not yet focused on measuring the effectiveness of different types of cooperation on social and environmental outcomes. We analyse the effect of different types of IMC, ranging from indirect to collaborative, on Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) indicators. Our embedded qualitative case study in the emerging metropolitan region of Cuenca-Azogues (Ecuador) found that municipalities that invested in more complex cooperation types achieved better integrated waste management performance, particularly on final disposal, citizen participation, inclusion of recyclers and environmental sustainability.
AB - There is an increasing awareness that effective waste management is essential for transitioning towards a circular economy and achieving sustainable development goals. Scholars have studied inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) as a governance solution with the potential to generate economies of scale and reduce financial costs in waste management. However, previous research has not yet focused on measuring the effectiveness of different types of cooperation on social and environmental outcomes. We analyse the effect of different types of IMC, ranging from indirect to collaborative, on Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) indicators. Our embedded qualitative case study in the emerging metropolitan region of Cuenca-Azogues (Ecuador) found that municipalities that invested in more complex cooperation types achieved better integrated waste management performance, particularly on final disposal, citizen participation, inclusion of recyclers and environmental sustainability.
KW - Circular economy
KW - Governance
KW - Integrated sustainable waste management
KW - Inter-municipal cooperation
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85134588331
U2 - 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.07.008
DO - 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.07.008
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 35853347
AN - SCOPUS:85134588331
SN - 0956-053X
VL - 150
SP - 208
EP - 217
JO - Waste Management
JF - Waste Management
ER -
