Landfill Siting Using Geographic Information Systems: A Demonstration
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 122, Issue 6
Abstract
Regulations and public opposition can make siting municipal solid waste landfills difficult. In this paper, spatial-AHP is presented, a method that identifies and ranks potential landfill areas for preliminary site assessment. Spatial-AHP takes into account regulatory restrictions, area attributes, and site assessment criteria provided by experts and/or users. The method uses an analytic environment provided by geographic information systems (GIS) and a decision-making method provided by the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The GIS is used to manipulate and present spatial data. The AHP is used to rank potential landfill areas based on a wide variety of criteria. Spatial-AHP is demonstrated by applying it to a landfill site selection study in Cleveland County, Oklahoma. The paper also analyzes the effects of varying the relative importance of various siting criteria, landfill size, and location restriction severity.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 122 • Issue 6 • June 1996
Pages: 515 - 523
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Copyright © 1996 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Jun 1, 1996
Published in print: Jun 1996
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