Geographical thinking is the basis of optimal sit selection for sensitive projects (Case study: Special wastes in Kermanshah province)

Abstract

With the development of industries and the expansion of human activities and the production of hazardous wastes, it is necessary to dispose of them in a suitable place that has the least threat to human life, and requires basic considerations about the site's vulnerability to natural and human hazards, ease of insulation and the risk of environmental pollution. Examining this issue seems very simple, which is why at the level of executive projects, each specialist considers himself entitled to location projects; unaware that each environment has certain complexities, the neglect of which may lead to great human and environmental waste. Accordingly, in this study, we first tried to improve the criteria for Iran according to geographical conditions by studying valid international standards and guidelines regarding the location of landfills for special waste. Second, with a geographical approach to the subject, by combining layers, the accuracy of the desired factors will increase, and by combining 46 maps or information layers, 35 desired factors will be selected with high accuracy. Third, by understanding that questionnaire-based methods such as hierarchical analysis (AHP) can not achieve reliable results in the evaluation of layers, new corrective methods can be proposed that lead to satisfactory results. Fourth, a geographical understanding of the phenomena can help assess the validity of the results in the final stages and, depending on its specialization, be effective in a particular type of site selection. We need 70 hectares In this study . Land location including the area that is not cause damage to environment elements and is close to industrial centers and roads but away from residential areas, airports and tourist areas was identified only in four places in the west of the province and on or near the Iranian-Iraqi border. Geomorphological studies also give proitey to one of them .

Keywords

• site selection
• special waste
• analytic hierarchy process
• kermanshah province
• applied geography