The Assessment of Municipal Services: Environmental Efficiency of Buildings Construction

dc.contributor.author Isabel Horta en
dc.contributor.author Ana Camanho en
dc.contributor.author Teresa Galvão en
dc.contributor.author Niza,S en
dc.date.accessioned 2018-01-14T15:08:38Z
dc.date.available 2018-01-14T15:08:38Z
dc.date.issued 2016 en
dc.description.abstract This paper develops an innovative methodology to assess municipal performance concerning the environmental efficiency of new buildings construction, focusing on the consumption of different types of materials. This study aims to support local governments in the definition of policies for improvements in service provision based on the results of a benchmarking study. The methodology developed includes two stages. The first step concerns the evaluation of municipal environmental efficiency using Data Envelopment Analysis and the identification of factors that may explain different levels of performance. The second step enables the classification of municipalities in terms of the efforts required to achieve environmental efficiency. For this purpose, we used clustering analysis, namely the k-means algorithm. To illustrate the methodology developed, we analyzed the data of the major materials used in the construction of new buildings (metals, non-metallic minerals, fossil fuels, and biomass) in the municipalities of Lisbon metropolitan area between 2003 and 2009. The study revealed that the environmental efficiency of new buildings construction varies considerably among municipalities, suggesting a high potential for performance improvement. en
dc.identifier.uri http://repositorio.inesctec.pt/handle/123456789/6050
dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32689-4_18 en
dc.language eng en
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dc.relation 5986 en
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dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess en
dc.title The Assessment of Municipal Services: Environmental Efficiency of Buildings Construction en
dc.type conferenceObject en
dc.type Publication en
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