An Empirical Evaluation of the Relationship Between Economic Growth, Population and Solid Waste Generation in India
- Title
- An Empirical Evaluation of the Relationship Between Economic Growth, Population and Solid Waste Generation in India
- Creator
- Ananya S.; Rajeshwari U.R.; Bhat P.
- Description
- Municipal solid waste (MSW) poses a hazard to the environment, human health and well-being and economic growth, if not managed correctly.It is essential to study the determinants of municipal solid waste generation for efficient waste management planning and achieving sustainable growth.The main objective of this paper is to establish a relationship between economic growth, population and MSW generation.Secondly, it aims to verify whether the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis is valid in the Indian context with MSW generation as the proxy variable for environmental degradation.Panel regression has been run using statewise data of MSW generation, state net domestic product (SNDP) per capita and population for the years 2000-2019.The results show a significant positive relationship between the selected variables.Least square regression was applied to verify the validity of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis in India using nationwide data for MSW generation and GDP per capita for the years mentioned above.The results depicted inverted U-shaped curve with MSW as the dependent variable and GDP per capita as the independent variable and confirmed the validity of the EKC hypothesis. 2022 Scientific Publishers. All rights reserved.
- Source
- Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol-42, No. 11, pp. 1339-1345.
- Date
- 2022-01-01
- Publisher
- Kalpana Corporation
- Subject
- Economic growth; Environmental Kuznets curve; Municipal solid waste generation; Panel regression; Population; Sustainable development
- Coverage
- Ananya S., Department of Economics, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560 029, India; Rajeshwari U.R., Department of Economics, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560 029, India; Bhat P., Department of Economics, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560 029, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 2537141; CODEN: IJEPD
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Ananya S.; Rajeshwari U.R.; Bhat P., “An Empirical Evaluation of the Relationship Between Economic Growth, Population and Solid Waste Generation in India,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/14816.