Mapping potential landfill sites for North Sinai cities using spatial multicriteria evaluation

Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-133

  Effat, Hala A ^a   Hegazy, Mohamed N ^a  

^a NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Multicriteria evaluation; Scenario; Sinai; Solid waste; Suitability index

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COASTAL ZONES; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GROUNDWATER; LAND FILL; LAND USE; MAPS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

EGYPT; MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION; SCENARIO; SINAI; SUITABILITY INDEX;

SOLID WASTES;

DECISION MAKING; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDFILL; MAPPING; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SOLID WASTE; STATE ROLE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EGYPT; SINAI;

EID: 84873414030     PISSN: 11109823     EISSN: 20902476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrs.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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