Optimal allocation of landfill disposal site: A fuzzy multi-criteria approach

Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-34

  Singh, Ajit P ^a   Vidyarthi, A K ^b  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

^b CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD   (India)

Author keywords

Decision making; Landfill siting; Planning; Solid waste management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; LANDFILL; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PLANNING METHOD; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 46749114403     PISSN: 17351979     EISSN: 17352746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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