| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4471958 | Waste Management | 2013 | 9 Pages |
•The concept of landscape has been more explained.•More references on biopotentiality have been added.•The objective of the paper has been better commented.•Sentences, figures and tables have been added in order to better explain the approach and the results.•The results have been better justified.
The Biopotentiality Index is a landscape ecology indicator, which can be used to estimate the latent energy of a given land and to assess the environmental impacts due to the loss of naturalness on a landscape scale. This indicator has been applied to estimate the effectiveness of the measures put in place to provide an environmental compensation for the revamping of a composting plant. These compensation measures are represented by a green belt with a minimum width of 25 m all around the plant, representing both a windbreak and a buffer zone, and by two wide wooded zones acting as core natural areas.This case-study shows that the compensation index could be used as a key tool in order to negotiate the acceptance of waste treatment plant with the population.
