Determining the Location of Solid Waste Landfill Site using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Kerman City
Subject Areas : محاسبات نرم در علوم مهندسیShahram Ariafar 1 * , Fatemeh Johari 2
1 - Department of industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
2 - Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
Keywords: Urban Solid Waste, TOPSIS, VIKOR, AHP,
Abstract :
The growth of solid waste production is one of the main issues of today's urbanization, and one of the key factors influencing the environment. A proper management of solid waste and selection of a suitable place for the sanitary burial of these materials can provide a basis for improving health and preventing environmental concerns. In this study, location of urban solid waste burial for Kerman city has been investigated by considering soil type, land use, distance from water wells and distance from residential areas as influencing criteria. In order to prioritize potential alternatives, multiple criteria decision-making methods including Analytical hierarchicy process, Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) and VIKOR have been applied. Based on the results of this research, and according to the considered criteria, Kerman-Zarand road got the first priority, and Kerman- Kuhpayeh, Kerman-Jupar, and Kerman-Mahan roads were placed in the next priorities, respectively.