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The management of municipal solid waste has become an acute problem due to enhanced economic activities and rapid urbanization. This paper aims to demonstrate the application of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to assign weightage of each Performance Indicator for Solid Waste Management (SWM). The AHP is a theory of measurement through pair-wise comparisons and relies on the judgments of experts to derive priority scales. The degrading state of urban civic services requires immediate solution to the problems related to mismanagement of urban waste. To evaluate performance of municipal waste management system 44 indicators are identified by brainstorming sessions and structured interview, group discussions with experts. A questionnaire was prepared for pairwise comparison of indicators. Judgment of experts through questionnaire is evaluated using AHP model to find out weights of indicators and sub-indicators. For application of prepared model, SWM System of two big cities of Gujarat; Ghaziabad and Surat have been studied and results are discussed. Our research findings will eventually lead to the identification of loop holes in SWM system.
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Parekh, H., Yadav, K., Yadav, S. et al. Identification and assigning weight of indicator influencing performance of municipal solid waste management using AHP. KSCE J Civ Eng 19, 36–45 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-014-2356-3
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