Spatial Distribution Characteristics of Industrial Waste Management Facilities and Illegal Dumping Sites in the Kanto region

DOI Web Site 1 Citations 20 References
  • Akiyama Takashi
    Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • Osako Masahiro
    Research Center for Material Cycles and Waste Management, National Institute for Environmental Studies
  • Matsui Yasuhiro
    Research Center for Material Cycles and Waste Management, National Institute for Environmental Studies
  • Harashina Sachihiko
    Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • 産業廃棄物処理施設と不法投棄の空間分布特性
  • サンギョウ ハイキブツ ショリ シセツ ト フホウ トウキ ノ クウカン ブンプ トクセイ カントウケン オ タイショウ ト シテ
  • ―関東圏を対象として―

Search this article

Abstract

Conflicts have frequently arisen in the process of facility siting for industrial waste management facilities (IWMFs) which are undesirable to residents who are living nearby. Since, from the viewpoint of environmental justice, it would not be appropriate for these sites to have disproportionate spatial distribution, their spatial distributions were examined quantitatively. In addition to the IWMFs, the spatial distribution of illegal industrial waste dumping sites, also causing social problems, was also analyzed. This paper concerns landfill sites, intermediate processing facilities (incineration facilities, shredding/crushing facilities, dewatering facilities), and illegal dumping sites for nine prefectures in the Kanto region, which were counted by municipality units, and investigates trends for each locality using the Geographical Information System (GIS) . Our results showed that through a statistical analysis for positive spatial autocorrelation, the significant level of 1% existed in the distribution which therefore indicates that there are spatially uneven distributions. In addition, a similarity between the spatial distribution of landfill and illegal dumping sites was observed at a significant level of 1 %. This finding makes it clear that similar factors could possibly exist, and result in uneven siting for both of these types of facilities.

Journal

Citations (1)*help

See more

References(20)*help

See more

Keywords

Details 詳細情報について

Report a problem

Back to top