University of Tehran/Springer International Journal of Environmental Research 1735-6865 8 4 2014 10 01 An Urban Solid Waste Landfill Site Evaluation Process Incorporating GIS in Local Scale Environment: A Case of Ahvaz City, Iran 1011 1018 794 10.22059/ijer.2014.794 EN A.H. Davami Department of Environmental Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran N. Moharamnejad Department of Environmental Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran S.M. Monavari Department of Environmental Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran M. Shariat Department of Environmental Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2014 10 11 Landfill is one of the primary methods for urban solid waste disposal. In order to reduce the<br />environmental adverse effects and to protect the public health and human welfare, evaluating the landfill is<br />utmost importance. In this research work evaluation procedure for the current condition of Ahvaz city urban<br />solid waste landfill site with criteria of Local Screening Method (LSM) is outlined. In this method, with<br />combining GIS technologies and site investigation the main criteria are physical conditions, economical factors,<br />and land use. These 14 criteria were used into the overlaying technique to determine suitability conditions in<br />the study region. The obtained results indicated that Ahvaz solid waste landfill should be graded on a scale of<br />very weak condition in local scale and ranked in order of in appropriate. The main reasons for the occurrence<br />of this condition was considered as land purchase ability, lack of landfill cover values of natural vegetation in<br />public view, difficulty in sampling and high groundwater levels inside of the study site. https://ijer.ut.ac.ir/article_794_b86f5972c8841ca1d15f218a0378f79f.pdf