TITLE:
A GIS-Based Suitability Analysis for Siting a Solid Waste Incineration Power Plant in an Urban Area Case Study: Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
AUTHORS:
Mahmoud A. Hassaan
KEYWORDS:
Suitability Analysis, Site Selection, GIS, Municipal Solid Waste, Alexandria, Egypt
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geographic Information System,
Vol.7 No.6,
December
30,
2015
ABSTRACT: Solid waste represents a key issue that threatens environmental quality
in Egyptian urban areas. One of the most viable options to treat such an issue
is to incinerate the collected solid waste for electricity generation, which
can reduce the cost of solid waste disposal as well as pollution and generate
surplus energy. Selecting appropriate site for a solid waste incineration power
plant is a crucial step due to its economic and environmental implications.
This would require assessing various constraining and favorable factors that
determine feasibility and sustainability of the power plant site. This paper is
intended to develop a GIS-based model for siting a municipal solid waste
incineration power plant in Alexandria governorate, Egypt. For this purpose,
five criteria are considered and a composite index was suggested to integrate
these criteria in a numerical term reflecting suitability of various parts of
the governorate for siting solid waste incineration power plant.