title: The challenges of municipal solid waste management systems provided by public-private partnerships in mature tourist destinations: The case of Mallorca.
abstract: This article analyzes the influence of tourism on the municipal solid waste management (MSWM) system taking as reference the case study of Mallorca, an internationally renowned destination. The characteristics of tourism such as seasonality and land scarcity, set interesting challenges to public-private partnerships related to MSWM system. The analysis of Mallorca's experience shows that land endowment strongly influences the choice of treatment technologies in tourism destinations. Furthermore, tourism seasonality significantly affects management costs which should be considered on PPP contracts. Finally, the tariff system in this kind of environmental PPPs in tourist destinations still need to improve to promote waste minimization and recycling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, Universidad del Pacífico, 2020 Salaverry Ave, Jesús María, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: arbulu_ira@up.edu.pe.
authors.forename: Italo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Arbulú
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Economics, University of the Balearic Islands, Cra. deValldemossa, km 7.5, Palma de Mallorca, Baleares 07122, Spain. Electronic address: javier.lozano@uib.es.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lozano
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Economics, University of the Balearic Islands, Cra. deValldemossa, km 7.5, Palma de Mallorca, Baleares 07122, Spain. Electronic address: javier.rey@uib.es.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rey-Maquieira
mesh_terms: D062312:Islands; D055818:Public-Private Sector Partnerships; D059027:Recycling / Q000379:methods*; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D062611:Solid Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D013030:Spain; D014195:Travel; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D062611:Solid Waste
keywords: Mature tourist destination; Public-private partnership; Sustainable tourism; Waste management