Efficiency benchmarking of wastewater service providers: An analysis based on the Portuguese case

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Autor(a) principal: Amaral, A Luís
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Martins, Rita, Dias, Luís C.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/103997
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115914
Resumo: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication in Journal of Environmental Management. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
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spelling Efficiency benchmarking of wastewater service providers: An analysis based on the Portuguese caseData envelopment analysis; Explanatory factors; Productivity analysis; Techno-economic efficiency benchmarking; Wastewater treatment service providersBenchmarkingEfficiencyPortugalWastewaterWater PurificationThis is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication in Journal of Environmental Management. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.Sustainability is increasingly important in the wastewater treatment sector, and benchmarking studies are needed to identify the best practices in using resources efficiently. This work addresses this need by characterizing and benchmarking this sector in Portugal. Data from around 120 service providers, from 2015 to 2019, regarding inputs consumption, desirable and undesirable outputs, are used in a data envelopment analysis to benchmark these operators and to determine improvement potentials. A productivity change analysis revealed an increase from 2015 to 2019, essentially due to an increased technical efficiency. On the other hand, no real technological change seems to have occurred. A positive effect of the service providers dimension and certifications (quality, environmental and energy) on efficiency was found. Service providers with concessionary governance models and urban typology presented the highest efficiencies, whereas treatment plants underuse contributed negatively to efficiency. These results can inform the definition of strategic policies for the water sector, namely concerning the aggregation of small providers. The proposed methodology, based on the use of a comprehensive new set of studied variables and explanatory factors, allowed to determine the best characteristics regarding the techno-economic efficiency of Portuguese service providers, and can potentially be applied to identify role models in other countries.2022-11-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10316/103997http://hdl.handle.net/10316/103997https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115914eng03014797https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479722014876Amaral, A LuísMartins, RitaDias, Luís C.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-12-14T21:38:32Zoai:estudogeral.uc.pt:10316/103997Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:20:44.002376Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Efficiency benchmarking of wastewater service providers: An analysis based on the Portuguese case
title Efficiency benchmarking of wastewater service providers: An analysis based on the Portuguese case
spellingShingle Efficiency benchmarking of wastewater service providers: An analysis based on the Portuguese case
Amaral, A Luís
Data envelopment analysis; Explanatory factors; Productivity analysis; Techno-economic efficiency benchmarking; Wastewater treatment service providers
Benchmarking
Efficiency
Portugal
Wastewater
Water Purification
title_short Efficiency benchmarking of wastewater service providers: An analysis based on the Portuguese case
title_full Efficiency benchmarking of wastewater service providers: An analysis based on the Portuguese case
title_fullStr Efficiency benchmarking of wastewater service providers: An analysis based on the Portuguese case
title_full_unstemmed Efficiency benchmarking of wastewater service providers: An analysis based on the Portuguese case
title_sort Efficiency benchmarking of wastewater service providers: An analysis based on the Portuguese case
author Amaral, A Luís
author_facet Amaral, A Luís
Martins, Rita
Dias, Luís C.
author_role author
author2 Martins, Rita
Dias, Luís C.
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Amaral, A Luís
Martins, Rita
Dias, Luís C.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Data envelopment analysis; Explanatory factors; Productivity analysis; Techno-economic efficiency benchmarking; Wastewater treatment service providers
Benchmarking
Efficiency
Portugal
Wastewater
Water Purification
topic Data envelopment analysis; Explanatory factors; Productivity analysis; Techno-economic efficiency benchmarking; Wastewater treatment service providers
Benchmarking
Efficiency
Portugal
Wastewater
Water Purification
description This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication in Journal of Environmental Management. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
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