title: Landfill site selection using geographic information system and analytical hierarchy process: A case study Al-Hillah Qadhaa, Babylon, Iraq.
abstract: Al-Hillah Qadhaa is located in the central part of Iraq. It covers an area of 908 km(2) with a total population of 856,804 inhabitants. This Qadhaa is the capital of Babylon Governorate. Presently, no landfill site exists in that area based on scientific site selection criteria. For this reason, an attempt has been carried out to find the best locations for landfills. A total of 15 variables were considered in this process (groundwater depth, rivers, soil types, agricultural land use, land use, elevation, slope, gas pipelines, oil pipelines, power lines, roads, railways, urban centres, villages and archaeological sites) using a geographic information system. In addition, an analytical hierarchy process was used to identify the weight for each variable. Two suitable candidate landfill sites were determined that fulfil the requirements with an area of 9.153 km(2) and 8.204 km(2) These sites can accommodate solid waste till 2030.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chabuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden nadhir.alansari@ltu.se.
authors.forename: Nadhir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Ansari
authors.affiliation: Department of Geology, University of Kufa, Kufa, Iraq.
authors.forename: Hussain Musa
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden.
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knutsson
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pusch
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000531:Altitude; D002947:Cities; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D060587:Groundwater; D007493:Iraq; D011890:Railroads; D045483:Rivers; D012987:Soil; D064091:Waste Disposal Facilities
chemical_list: D012987:Soil
keywords: Al-Hillah Qadhaa; Analytical hierarchy process; Babylon Governorate; Iraq; geographic information system; landfill site