Municipal waste in Poland: analysis of the spatial dimensions of determinants using geographically weighted regression

Elżbieta Antczak

doi:10.18778/1231-1952.26.2.09

Authors

Elżbieta Antczak University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, Department of Spatial Econometrics, ul. POW 3/5, 90-255 Łódź, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1231-1952.26.2.09

Keywords:

municipal waste, Polish districts, regional heterogeneity and spatial interactions, socio-economic factors, geographically weighted regression

Abstract

This article provides a quantification of the territorially varied relation between socio-economic factors and the amount of municipal waste in Polish districts. For this purpose, eight causes were identified: revenue budgets, the number and area of uncontrolled dumping sites, population density, the share of working-age population, average gross monthly wages, registrations for permanent residence, and the number of tourists accommodated. The preliminary data analysis indicated that to understand waste generation in Poland at the local level it is necessary to consider regional specificity and spatial interactions. To increase the explained variability of phenomena, and emphasise local differences in the amount of waste, geographically weighted regression was applied.

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