An urban solid waste landfill site evaluation process incorporating GIS in local scale environment: A case of Ahvaz city, Iran

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1011-1018

  Davami, A H ^a   Moharamnejad, N ^a   Monavari, S M ^a   Shariat, M ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ahvaz city; Evaluation of solid waste landfill; Local scale; Screening method

Indexed keywords

GIS; LAND USE; LANDFILL; SITE INVESTIGATION; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AHWAZ; IRAN; KHUZESTAN;

EID: 84908062100     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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