TITLE:
Al-Mseiab Qadaa Landfill Site Selection Using GIS and Multicriteria Decision Analysis
AUTHORS:
Mohammad Ali Alanbari, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Hadeel Kareem Jasim, Sven Knutsson
KEYWORDS:
Landfill, Al-Mseiab, Multicriteria Decision Analysis, Geographic Information System
JOURNAL NAME:
Engineering,
Vol.6 No.9,
August
7,
2014
ABSTRACT: Solid waste
management is becoming a more serious problem with time especially in
developing countries like Iraq. It is not regulated sufficiently in Iraq. At
present, there are various techniques used for solid waste management such as
landfill, thermal treatment, biological treatment, recycling etc. The
landfill is the most common mode for the disposal of solid waste. There are no
regulations for landfill site selection which is quite complex process. In
this study, landfill site selection was performed by using Multicriteria
Decision Analysis (MCDA) and Geographic Information System (GIS) for the
Al-Mseiabqadaa. Even in the case of existing landfills in this qadaa, it’s
temporary or non-conforming to the environmental condition. In order to
determine landfill site that is good for the inhabitants and the environment
several criteria (e.g. as Urban centers, Land use, Airports, Pipes, Power
lines, Railways, Roads, Slope, Streams, Surface water, Industrial areas, Oil
pipes, Liquid gas pipes, Soil types) were used to select the proper site. The
MCDA was used to measure the relative importance weighting for each criterion
used. Each map layer was formed with the aid of GIS and final suitability map
was created by overlay analyses of each criterion map. According to obtained
results, high and low suitable areas were determined in the study area. Field
checks were also performed to determine the accuracy and suitability of
candidate site.