Combining GIS with fuzzy multicriteria decision-making for landfill siting in a fast-growing urban region

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 139-153

  Chang, Ni Bin ^a   Parvathinathan, G ^b   Breeden, Jeff B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University Kingsville   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Fuzzy MCDM; Geographic information systems; Landfill siting; Solid waste management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GIS; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDFILL; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PLANNING METHOD; SITE SELECTION; SOLID WASTE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUBURBAN AREA; THEMATIC MAPPING; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUZZY SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; LANDFILL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549136571     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.01.011     Document Type: Article

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