Facility Location for Solid Waste Management through Compilation and Multicriterial Ranking of Optimal Decentralised Scenarios: A Case Study for the Region of Peloponesse in Southern Greece

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Abstract:The present paper addresses the problem of locating solid waste management facilities. Specifically, it studies and proposes optimal alternative solutions for the Greek Region of Peloponnese, by examining facilities for transferring, sorting, treating and landfilling of wastes. Quantitative and qualitative databases concerning the current solid waste management at the Region have been created and used by the model. A customized mixed-integer linear network model has been developed and solved for various evaluation criteria on a single-criterion basis by the use of a location-allocation modeling framework. The solutions resulting from the parametrical application of the multicriterial method ELECTRE III are then ranked for the entire criteria-spectrum. The best alternative scenario is presented for the Region in accordance with current legislation on waste management, which maximizes environmental benefits and promotes recycling, in the frame of sustainable waste management.Keywords: Solid waste management, location, facilities, mixed integer linear model, multicriterial method, ELECTRE III √ò¡d ÉgQÉÑàNÉH πãe'G äGQÉ«ÿG âMÎbGh ábQƒdG √òg â°ûbÉf ~j~ëàdÉHh áÑ∏°üdG äÉjÉØaedG IQGOG ≥aGôe ™bGƒe ~j~-á∏µ°ûe ¢ûbÉaeJ ábQƒdG √òg :¢ü∏îà°ùŸG á°SGQ~dG â-áÑ∏°üdG äÉjÉØaedG IQGOG ≥aôŸ á«Ø«ch ᫪c äÉfÉ«H I~YÉb AÉ°ûfG " .äÉØ∏îª∏d »°VQ'G ΩOôdGh ,á÷É©ŸGh ,∞«ae°üàdG h ,π≤aedG å«M øe ≥aGôŸG êPƒªaedG AÉ°ûfG ' á£∏àıG OG~Y'G äGP á«£ÿG äɵѰùdG êPƒ‰ ∞jô©J IOÉYG " .êPƒªaedG ' √òg äÉfÉ«ÑdG I~YÉb âe~îà°SGh ¿Éfƒ«dG ܃aeéH IOƒLƒe »gh áOEÉaedG êPƒªaedG ∫ƒ∏M Ö«JôJ " ºK .™bGƒŸG ~j~-áLò‰ πµ«g ΩG~îà°SÉH √~M ≈∏Y πc áØ∏àıG ÒjÉ©ŸG ~j~ëàd ¬dÓ¨à°SG "h .á°SGQ~dG ' Ω~îà°ùŸG IO~©àŸG ÒjÉ©ŸG á≤jôW ) QÉ«©e πc øY ¢ jƒ©àdG øe

Integrated assessment of a new Waste-to-Energy facility in Central Greece in the context of regional perspectives

“…The several possibilities to resolve inconsistency by ELECTRE method have also been reviewed (Mousseau et al, 2003). ELECTRE has been used by researches for the final election of various scenarios for transferring, treating and final disposing the MSW (Perkoulidis et al, 2000;Karagiannidis et al, 2003).…”

The use of multi-criteria decision analysis to tackle waste management problems: a literature review

“…Following the results of the MCDA, the study continues with environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the suggested alternative, which presents an interesting approach towards integrated identification of the optimal solution. In addition, Karagiannidis et al (2004) used the ELECTRE methodology in order to compare alternatives for the development of facilities for transferring, sorting, treating and landfilling of wastes at the Region of Peloponnese, Greece, taking also into account current legislation. In the cases of Hokkanen et al (1995) and Hokkanen and Salminen (1994) the ELECTRE III method provided solutions to the problem of choosing solid waste management systems in the region of Oulu, Finland.…”

Decision support system for ranking photovoltaic technologies

“…The ELECTRE family of outranking methods is widely used in literature. Some examples include: the assessment of engineered infrastructure investments [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23], the extension of existing planning tools to assess municipal solid waste management based on outranking approaches for MCDM and multi-attribute rating techniques [18,[24][25][26][27][28][29][30], personalised ranking of British Universities [31], investment stock selection [32], sustainable demolition waste management strategy [33], energy systems selection [34], thin-film (TF) PV technology processes [35], urban storm water drainage [27] and housing evaluation [36]. These studies illustrate the potential of outranking methods, particularly ELECTRE tools, to assess and provide insights of complex problems, such as PV systems that are viewed with the different conflicting objectives of the stakeholders.…”