title: Waste production and regional growth of marine activities an econometric model.
abstract: Coastal regions are characterized by intense human activity and climatic pressures, often intensified by competing interests in the use of marine waters. To assess the effect of public spending on the regional economy, an econometric model is here proposed. Not only are the regional investment and the climatic risks included in the model, but also variables related to the anthropogenic pressure, such as population, economic activities and waste production. Feedback effects of economic and demographic expansion on the pollution of coastal areas are also considered. It is found that dangerous waste increases with growing shipping and transportation activities and with growing population density in non-touristic coastal areas. On the other hand, the amount of non-dangerous wastes increases with marine mining, defense and offshore energy production activities. However, lower waste production occurs in areas where aquaculture and touristic industry are more exploited, and accompanied by increasing regional investment in waste disposal.
authors: Cornell University, Dpt. of Statistical Science, United States; Sapienza University of Rome, Dpt. Methods and Models for the Economy, Finance and Territory, Italy. Electronic address: bramati@cornell.edu.
authors: Maria Caterina
authors: MC
authors: Bramati
mesh_terms: D017756:Aquaculture; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D017059:Models, Econometric; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012767:Ships; D014866:Waste Products / Q000032:analysis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D014866:Waste Products
keywords: Blue economy; Regional growth; Scenarios; Simultaneous equation model