000102144 001__ 102144 000102144 005__ 20220120225834.0 000102144 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1016/j.wasman.2020.05.029 000102144 0248_ $$2sideral$$a118244 000102144 037__ $$aART-2020-118244 000102144 041__ $$aeng 000102144 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-5474-7714$$aAlcay, A.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000102144 245__ $$aWaste generation in Spain. Do Spanish regions exhibit a similar behavior? 000102144 260__ $$c2020 000102144 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000102144 5203_ $$aWe analyze waste generation differences across Spanish regions by studying the evolution of two complementary indicators: municipal solid waste per unit of GDP as well as in per capita terms. To that end, we apply the recent statistic developed by Phillips and Sul (2007) which allows us to test for the null hypothesis of convergence. In the present case, this hypothesis is equivalent to admitting that the waste generation follows a similar path across the Spanish regions. Our results lead us to reject this hypothesis, which implies that Spanish regional waste generation is quite heterogenous and exhibits several patterns of behavior. We observe that the northern regions exhibit the lowest waste ratios while the insular and Mediterranean coast regions have the highest waste generation. This different behavior is also explained by some socioeconomic factors. Per capita income, environmental spending and education level are helpful in this regard. The population dispersion and the number of years that a region has been governed by a left-wing party are also associated with lower levels of waste generation. Finally, we can also observe that the regions with the highest levels of waste generation are greatly dependent on the tourism industry. Then, strategies targeting the transit towards a more sustainable economy in Spain should take into account this fact. In particular, the adoption of methods for the reduction of the waste levels generated by tourism activities in these areas can be very useful. 000102144 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby-nc-nd$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 000102144 590__ $$a7.145$$b2020 000102144 591__ $$aENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES$$b29 / 272 = 0.107$$c2020$$dQ1$$eT1 000102144 591__ $$aENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL$$b10 / 53 = 0.189$$c2020$$dQ1$$eT1 000102144 592__ $$a1.806$$b2020 000102144 593__ $$aWaste Management and Disposal$$c2020$$dQ1 000102144 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion 000102144 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-5872-631X$$aMontañés, A.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000102144 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-6811-1020$$aSimón-Fernández, M.B.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000102144 7102_ $$14008$$2225$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Estruc.Hª Econ.y Eco.Pb.$$cÁrea Economía Aplicada 000102144 7102_ $$14000$$2415$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Análisis Económico$$cÁrea Fund. Análisis Económico 000102144 773__ $$g112 (2020), 66-73$$pWaste manag.$$tWaste Management$$x0956-053X 000102144 8564_ $$s508984$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/102144/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yPostprint 000102144 8564_ $$s2706692$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/102144/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yPostprint 000102144 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:102144$$particulos$$pdriver 000102144 951__ $$a2022-01-20-22:56:49 000102144 980__ $$aARTICLE