Assessing agricultural eco-efficiency in Italian Regions

Coluccia, Benedetta; Valente, Donatella; Fusco, Giulio; Leo, Federica De; Porrini, Donatella

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106483

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“…This relation between bad quality perception and consumption of tap water has been confirmed too by Tosun et al [49], in Germany. In addition, the poor quality of groundwater available in the Salento peninsula, which feeds the local public aqueduct [37], could condition the perception of tap water safety and, consequently, the consumers' preference for mineral bottled water. Probably, citizens are not informed about the real quality of tap water and their choice is on the basis of what they perceived as healthier.…”

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“…These comprise a shallow aquifer occupying only 35% of the territory and an extensive deep aquifer, intensively exploited in the past as a source of drinking water [34] and irrigation water [35]. The deep aquifer is supported by seawater from marine invasion which, in the last few decades, produced the increase in its salinity as a consequence of the increase in the extraction of water for irrigation purposes [36,37]. Moreover, deep aquifer is fed by waters mainly from higher layers and rains, which easily reaches it because of tectonic fractures and sandy layers [38,39].…”

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PET-Bottled Water Consumption in View of a Circular Economy: The Case Study of Salento (South Italy)

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Polyethylenterephtalate (PET) is the preferred packaging material in the bottled water industry and represents the main cause of waste production. This work investigated the drinking water consumption habits, with particular reference to PET-bottled water, of people living in the province of Lecce (Apulia Region, Southern Italy) by age and geographical groups. Their perception about the quality of tap water was also explored. The survey was performed by the administration of a questionnaire to 4137 citizens. Bottled mineral water was consumed by about the 90.4% of respondents with an average consumption of 387.7 L/year per capita (375.2 L/year in PET-bottles, 12.5 L/year in glass bottles). Public supply system was used by the 61.5% of respondents with an average consumption of 169.4 L/year per capita. The consumption of tap water was negatively related to the perception of its bad quality and the residence in a big city (Lecce); while it was positively associated with the age group ≤16 years old. Effective communications strategies must be developed in order to promote the consumption of tap water and implement good practice of circular economy.

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“…Czyżewski et al (2020) examined the effect of the European Union Common Agricultural Policy on environmental sustainable value, confirming that the higher investment support and capital-labor ratio contributed to eco-efficiency. Coluccia et al (2020) assessed the eco-efficiency of the Italian agricultural sector and demonstrated that the Common Agricultural Policy weakened the specific environmental externalities via environmentally friendly land use management. These studies apply a wide range of methods to comprehensively measure the eco-efficiency level, spatiotemporal characteristics and influencing factors of agriculture from different perspectives (Ma, et al 2018a;Ma, et al 2018b).…”

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Evaluation and Influencing Factors of Agricultural Eco-efficiency in Jilin Agricultural Production Zone Based on Super-SBM and Panel Regression Methods

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2021

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Agricultural eco-efficiency is a meaningful index that assess the agricultural sustainable development. Based on the super SBM-DEA approach incorporating agricultural carbon emissions and panel data regression, this study evaluates agricultural eco-efficiency and then investigates the influencing factors in agricultural production zone of Jilin Province. The empirical results show the following: (1) During the observation period, the average agricultural eco-efficiency exhibits a flat “M-shaped” fluctuating trend, a trend of fluctuant growth with phase characteristics, and the agricultural eco-efficiency of each county still has much room for improvement. (2) Significant spatial differences exist in agricultural eco-efficiency across counties. All of the studied counties, except for Nong’an, Huadian, Lishu, Yitong, Gongzhuling, and Qianguo, need to change the input and output structure to optimize agricultural eco-efficiency. (3) The panel data regression model verifies that the agricultural technology extension level, agricultural economic development level, agricultural industry structure, agricultural mechanization intensity and urbanization level have close correlations with agricultural eco-efficiency. (4) The research findings have important implications for policy makers formulating agricultural environmental policies in accordance with the local conditions of various counties.

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“…Research on agricultural ecological efficiency can be a valuable reference for the formulation and improvement of government agricultural policies [10]. To this end, many scholars have discussed agricultural ecological efficiency [11][12][13].…”

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Research on the degree of coupling of the Internet development level and agricultural——Ecological efficiency based on 2009–2018 data from 13 major grain-producing areas in China

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Agricultural informatization and agricultural green development are important components of modern agricultural development, and coordination between the two is an important foundation for achieving sustainable agricultural development. This paper uses data from the 13 major grain producing areas in China from 2009 to 2018 to analyze the coordination of the Internet development level and the agricultural ecological-efficiency, and it further investigates the degree of coupling and coordination between the two. The results of theis study are as follows.(1) The Internet development level of China’s 13 main grain production areas has been continuously improving. The average Internet penetration rate increased from 0.25 in 2008 to 0.54 in 2018. (2) The agricultural ecological efficiency of China’s main grain production areas has gradually improved. The average value of agricultural ecological efficiency increased from 0.45 in 2009 to 0.79 in 2018. (3) The Internet development level in China’s main grain production areas and the continuous improvement of coordination and degree of coupling of the agricultural ecological efficiency show that the interaction between them has led to continuous improvements in the agricultural informatization development and agricultural green development. However, the coordination between the two still has significant room for growth, and there is a certain gap between the different regions.

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Assessing agricultural eco-efficiency in Italian Regions

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PET-Bottled Water Consumption in View of a Circular Economy: The Case Study of Salento (South Italy)

PET-Bottled Water Consumption in View of a Circular Economy: The Case Study of Salento (South Italy)

Evaluation and Influencing Factors of Agricultural Eco-efficiency in Jilin Agricultural Production Zone Based on Super-SBM and Panel Regression Methods

Research on the degree of coupling of the Internet development level and agricultural——Ecological efficiency based on 2009–2018 data from 13 major grain-producing areas in China

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