Efficiency in environmental spending for sustainable development in Spanish cities

Urban environments are key to mitigating the effects of climate change, contributing to sustainability and improving people’s lives. A significant part of the commitment to sustainable development is made by assuming the vital role played by local governments as the administrations closest to citize...

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Autores: Benito, Bernardino, Martínez Córdoba, Pedro José, Raimo, Nicola, Vitolla, Filippo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
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Palabra clave:Environmental policy
Sustainable development
Data envelopment analysis
Local governments
Climate
5902.08 Política del Medio Ambiente
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spelling Efficiency in environmental spending for sustainable development in Spanish citiesBenito, BernardinoMartínez Córdoba, Pedro JoséRaimo, NicolaVitolla, FilippoEnvironmental policySustainable developmentData envelopment analysisLocal governmentsClimate5902.08 Política del Medio AmbienteUrban environments are key to mitigating the effects of climate change, contributing to sustainability and improving people’s lives. A significant part of the commitment to sustainable development is made by assuming the vital role played by local governments as the administrations closest to citizens and responsible for providing most of the essential services for the community. Therefore, knowing local governments’ levels of spending efficiency in urban environments, as well as the exogenous factors that explain these levels, will allow us to analyse the management carried out in this area and propose improvements to achieve the commitments made (Agenda 2030, the Green Deal, Fit for 55). One of the novelties of our research is considering climate as an exogenous variable in explaining efficiency levels. We find that cities with more extreme climates are more efficient in managing environmental expenditure, and densely populated municipalities are less efficient. We also conclude that local governments with more revenues or where tourism is one of the main economic activities improve efficiency, while the gender of the mayor (in our case, women) and political fragmentation reduce it.Routledgeinfo202620262023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10366/169615reponame:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamancainstname:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)InglésAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessoai:gredos.usal.es:10366/1696152026-06-07T06:28:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Efficiency in environmental spending for sustainable development in Spanish cities
title Efficiency in environmental spending for sustainable development in Spanish cities
spellingShingle Efficiency in environmental spending for sustainable development in Spanish cities
Benito, Bernardino
Environmental policy
Sustainable development
Data envelopment analysis
Local governments
Climate
5902.08 Política del Medio Ambiente
title_short Efficiency in environmental spending for sustainable development in Spanish cities
title_full Efficiency in environmental spending for sustainable development in Spanish cities
title_fullStr Efficiency in environmental spending for sustainable development in Spanish cities
title_full_unstemmed Efficiency in environmental spending for sustainable development in Spanish cities
title_sort Efficiency in environmental spending for sustainable development in Spanish cities
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Benito, Bernardino
Martínez Córdoba, Pedro José
Raimo, Nicola
Vitolla, Filippo
author Benito, Bernardino
author_facet Benito, Bernardino
Martínez Córdoba, Pedro José
Raimo, Nicola
Vitolla, Filippo
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Raimo, Nicola
Vitolla, Filippo
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Environmental policy
Sustainable development
Data envelopment analysis
Local governments
Climate
5902.08 Política del Medio Ambiente
topic Environmental policy
Sustainable development
Data envelopment analysis
Local governments
Climate
5902.08 Política del Medio Ambiente
description Urban environments are key to mitigating the effects of climate change, contributing to sustainability and improving people’s lives. A significant part of the commitment to sustainable development is made by assuming the vital role played by local governments as the administrations closest to citizens and responsible for providing most of the essential services for the community. Therefore, knowing local governments’ levels of spending efficiency in urban environments, as well as the exogenous factors that explain these levels, will allow us to analyse the management carried out in this area and propose improvements to achieve the commitments made (Agenda 2030, the Green Deal, Fit for 55). One of the novelties of our research is considering climate as an exogenous variable in explaining efficiency levels. We find that cities with more extreme climates are more efficient in managing environmental expenditure, and densely populated municipalities are less efficient. We also conclude that local governments with more revenues or where tourism is one of the main economic activities improve efficiency, while the gender of the mayor (in our case, women) and political fragmentation reduce it.
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