Methodology and Information System for Evaluating Environmental Protection Expenditure Efficiency at the Local Level

  • Jana Soukopová
  • Eduard Bakoš
Conference paper
Part of the IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology book series (IFIPAICT, volume 413)

Abstract

The paper presents a methodology and information system for evaluating the efficiency of current municipal environmental protection expenditures. The methodology and information system were approved by the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic as a voluntary tool for municipal officials.. The proposed methodological procedure for evaluating municipal environmental protection expenditures is based on a weighted assessment of multiple criteria. The procedure gives municipalities an instrument for assessing expenditure efficiency and addresses the three pillars of sustainable development: economic development, social development, and environmental protection. The methodology and information system can be used by other countries and municipalities to evaluate the efficiency of public spending at the local level.

Keywords

Efficiency environmental protection expenditure information system methodology local level voluntary tool 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jana Soukopová
    • 1
  • Eduard Bakoš
    • 1
  1. 1.Faculty of Economics and Administration, Department of Public EconomicsMasaryk UniversityBrnoCzech Republic

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