Siting MSW landfills with a weighted linear combination methodology in a GIS environment

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 435-445

  Salmon Mahini, A ^a   Gholamalifard, M ^b  

^a GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Geographic information system (GIS); Landfill siting; Weighted linear combination (WLC); Zonal land suitability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; LAND FILL; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

LAND USE PLANNING; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; ZONING;

ASIA; EURASIA; GOLESTAN; GORGAN; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33750994928     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03325953     Document Type: Article

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