GIS supported solid waste management in coastal areas

Sarptaş, Hasan; Alpaslan, N.; Dölgen, Deniz

doi:10.2166/wst.2005.0408

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“…The major GIS map Fig. 1 Location map of the study area analyses functions are buffer zoning, neighboring computation, cost distance, and overlay analysis, frequently used for landfill siting (Sarptaş et al 2005). In order to find the most suitable area for landfill siting, GIS can be integrated with AHP.…”

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Solid waste disposal site selection with GIS and AHP methodology: a case study in Senirkent–Uluborlu (Isparta) Basin, Turkey

Şener

Karagüzel

2010

Environ Monit Assess

273

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The appropriate site selection for waste disposal is one of the major problems in waste management. Also, many environmental, economical, and political considerations must be adhered to. In this study, landfill site selection is performed using the Geographic Information System (GIS), the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), and the remote sensing methods for the Senirkent-Uluborlu Basin. The basin is located in the Eğirdir Lake catchment area, which is one of the most important fresh water in Turkey. So, waste management must be regulated in the basin. For this aim, ten different criteria (lithology, surface water, aquifer, groundwater depth, land use, lineaments, aspect, elevation, slope, and distance to roads) are examined in relation to landfill site selection. Each criterion was identified and weighted using AHP. Then, each criterion is mapped using the GIS technique, and a suitability map is prepared by overlay analyses. The results indicate that 96.3% of the area in the basin is unsuitable; 1.6%, moderately suitable; and 2.1%, most suitable. Finally, suitable regions in the basin are determined for solid waste landfill disposal and checked in the field. The selected and investigated regions are considered to be suitable for the landfill.

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Solid waste disposal site selection with GIS and AHP methodology: a case study in Senirkent–Uluborlu (Isparta) Basin, Turkey

Şener

Karagüzel

2010

Environ Monit Assess

273

129

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“…IDRISI was chosen due to its widespread application within the field of GIS‐MCDA (e.g. Akgun and Bulut 2007, Ceballos‐Silva and López‐Blanco 2003, Sarptas et al. 2005), its cheaper cost compared to many other packages, and its high ease of use, all of which make it an attractive option for those working with a limited budget.…”

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Utilising Scenarios to Facilitate Multi-Objective Land Use Modelling for Broadland, UK, to 2100

Munday¹,

Jones²,

Lovett³

2010

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Landscapes that we see today will change in the future. Scenarios are used as a method for dealing with uncertainties in change and to provide plausible descriptions of our future world. A number of projects have utilised scenarios and a modelling-based approach to quantitatively investigate land use change at the national/regional-scale using a GIS. However, the coarse-scale of such land use data can render outputs inapplicable within local, often environmentally sensitive, landscapes. Improving data resolution allows us to investigate alternative potential futures at greater detail thereby providing vital input into policy and future decisionmaking. It may also facilitate localised studies of habitat fragmentation connectivity and visualisation. This paper utilises scenarios and regional-scale land use change data to facilitate a GIS-based model of land use change within a sensitive wetland environment. Land use change data from the RegIS project is localised to the study area in Broadland, UK. Areal totals, from the land use change data, are replicated within 0.01% of areal totals prescribed, enabling very spatially detailed land use maps to be developed. This work represents a locally explicit realisation of coarser regional-scale land use change data using an integrated GIS-Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) methodology.t gis_1195 241..264

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“…[5]- [7]. Information on geographic locations of municipal solid waste collection/dump sites (MSWCS) can help decision-making in MSWM, including collection route planning, dumps cleanup, and future siting of collection sites in order to enhance quality of water resources.…”

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GIS Based Mapping and Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Collection System in Wa, Ghana

Abdulai¹,

Hussein²,

Bevilacqua³

et al. 2015

JGIS

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Collection of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is important in every waste management program.Communal container collection systems appear most prevalent in many developing countries. However, this collection system is associated with problems such as overflow of waste containers, ground dumping at collection sites, and open/indiscriminate dumping at unauthorized places. The spatial distribution of these activities present potential contamination challenges to water resources. Spatial information on Municipal Solid Waste Collection/Dump Sites (MSWCS) is essential for Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) decision-making, including siting and collection route planning, and dumps cleanup. Integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) present a platform to capture, map, and analyze spatial MSWM issues. This study applied GIS and GPS technologies to map MSWCS in Wa town, Ghana. Wa Municipality waste collection system efficiency was analyzed based on spatial availability of communal containers. A GIS model was developed and used to analyze proximity of MSWCS to boreholes drinking water sources. A pollution risk map was also developed to analyze the potential impact of indiscriminate dumps on hand-dug wells and surface water in Wa. The results reveal poor management in a significant number (about 67%) of MSWCS sites. Fifteen percent of mechanized boreholes failed the minimum proximity requirement (≥100 m) of the model. This study findings illustrate that MSWM in developing countries may be improved using GIS and GPS technologies. The approach used for Wa could be replicated in other towns in Ghana and other developing nations with similar MSWM problems to enhance policy and management decision-making.

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GIS supported solid waste management in coastal areas

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Solid waste disposal site selection with GIS and AHP methodology: a case study in Senirkent–Uluborlu (Isparta) Basin, Turkey

Solid waste disposal site selection with GIS and AHP methodology: a case study in Senirkent–Uluborlu (Isparta) Basin, Turkey

Utilising Scenarios to Facilitate Multi-Objective Land Use Modelling for Broadland, UK, to 2100

GIS Based Mapping and Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Collection System in Wa, Ghana

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