Development of a landfill model to prioritize design and operating objectives

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 135, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 85-97

  Ohman, K V H ^a   Hettiaratchi, J P A ^a   Ruwanpura, J ^a   Balakrishnan, J ^b   Achari, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Delphi process; Design; Integration; Landfil ldisposal; Operations; Operations research; Solid waste; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; DECISION MAKING; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DELPHI PROCESS; LANDFILL MODEL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

LAND FILL;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTE; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; LANDFILL; LAW; MODEL; PRECIPITATION; SAFETY; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 36248944014     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9715-1     Document Type: Article

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