Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1607-1615 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Waste Management |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jul 2013 |