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Identification of Suitable Solid Waste Disposal Sites for the Arba Minch Town, Ethiopia, Using Geospatial Technology and AHP Method

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In developing nations, government authorities are mainly concerned with tackling the growing problems of solid waste disposal. However, most people living in Ethiopia’s town and village continue to dispose of solid waste randomly, resulting in severe environmental and public health issues. The present study aimed to find suitable sites for solid waste disposal produced in the Arba Minch town, Ethiopia. Geospatial technology and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method are more cost-effective and reliable for identifying solid waste disposal sites. When choosing a suitable location to ensure environmentally sustainable solid waste disposal, many factors must be considered. Distance from drainage, groundwater level, lithology, land use/land cover (LULC), lineament density, geomorphology, precipitation, elevation, slope, soil type, distance from the road, and wind direction (aspect) were considered in the present study. The theme layers listed above were created using optical satellite images, a digital elevation model, a high-resolution Google Earth image, field data, and collateral data. The AHP method was used to calculate the ranks and weights of the aforementioned thematic layers and their sub-themes. Finally, chosen factor layers were overlayed using raster-based weighted linear combinations (WLC) in ArcGIS for site suitability evaluation. The present research area is 63.5 km2. The current study results show, 6.84% (4.34 km2) of the region, is very appropriate for solid waste disposal, 10.19% (6.47 km2) is moderately acceptable, and 82.97% (52.69 km2) is unsuitable for solid waste disposal. The suitability map of the solid waste disposal location shows the method’s effectiveness. The current study’s findings are crucial for Arba Minch’s planners and administrators.

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  1. Department of Geology, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

    Muralitharan Jothimani, Ephrem Getahun & Abel Abebe

  2. Faculty of Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

    Radhakrishnan Duraisamy

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    Sanjay K. Sharma

  3. Department of Geography, School of Earth Sciences, Assam University, Diphu Campus (A Central University), Karbi Anglong, Assam, India

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Jothimani, M., Duraisamy, R., Getahun, E., Abebe, A. (2022). Identification of Suitable Solid Waste Disposal Sites for the Arba Minch Town, Ethiopia, Using Geospatial Technology and AHP Method. In: Kanwar, V.S., Sharma, S.K., Prakasam, C. (eds) Proceedings of International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Clean and Sustainable Development (ICITCSD – 2021). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93936-6_23

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