Biopotentiality as an index of environmental compensation for composting plants
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- 作者：Alberto Pivato ; Stefano Vanin ; Luca Palmeri ; Alberto Barausse ; Giovanni Mangione ; Michele Rasera ; Monego Gianluca
- 关键词：Biopotentiality ; Composting plant ; Environmental compensation ; Landscape ecology
- 刊名：Waste Management
- 出版年：2013
- 出版时间：July, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：33
- 期：7
- 页码：1607-1615
- 全文大小：2241 K
文摘
The Biopotentiality Index is a landscape ecology indicator, which can be used to estimate the latent energy of a given land and to assess the environmental impacts due to the loss of naturalness on a landscape scale. This indicator has been applied to estimate the effectiveness of the measures put in place to provide an environmental compensation for the revamping of a composting plant. These compensation measures are represented by a green belt with a minimum width of 25 m all around the plant, representing both a windbreak and a buffer zone, and by two wide wooded zones acting as core natural areas.
This case-study shows that the compensation index could be used as a key tool in order to negotiate the acceptance of waste treatment plant with the population.