Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020)
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Combining GIS and Analytical Hierarchy Process for Landfill Siting, Study Area: Paveh County in Iran

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  • Mahya Rostampoor,
  • Mitra Zamani,
  • Amir Vaighan
Mahya Rostampoor
Department of civil engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Urmia, Urmia, Iran
Mitra Zamani
Department of civil engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Urmia, Urmia, Iran
Amir Vaighan
Department of civil engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Urmia, Urmia, Iran
DOI: https://doi.org/10.38094/jocef115

Published 2020-07-25

Keywords

  • Landfill site,
  • solid waste,
  • AHP,
  • GIS

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M. Rostampoor, M. . Zamani, and A. . Vaighan, “Combining GIS and Analytical Hierarchy Process for Landfill Siting, Study Area: Paveh County in Iran”, JoCEF, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 07-15, Jul. 2020.

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Abstract

Landll siting is a complex and challenging operation. It is one of the fundamental problems in waste management, where it is necessary to consider different conditions when it comes to selecting an appropriate site for landll in each area. The factors or criteria we used in this article are environmental, economic, and social criteria. In this research, the Geographic Information System (GIS) and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) were utilized to select the most suitable sites for landll in Paveh, which the current landfill in this county does not follow environmental laws. In the process of zoning sites for landll in Paveh, twelve various criteria were mapped and join for cover analyses within GIS application to construct the last suitability index map for the site. The weightings of criteria were done with the help of AHP, and the weightings of the criteria were identified based on various factors. For this purpose, we used experts opinions, governmental regulations, and previous literature. Paveh is located in Kermanshah in the western part of Iran with 736 km^2area. The results show that almost 93% of the study areas is improper for landfill sitting.

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