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September 10, 2025

Optimizing Sustainable Landfill Sites in Rishikesh: Integrating Geospatial and MCDA for Waste Management in Himalayan Foothills

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This research identifies optimal landfill sites for waste management in Rishikesh, using GIS and MCDA methods.

The study identified five landfill zone categories, optimizing site selection for effective waste management.
Using the AHP model, the accuracy for identifying landfill sites reached 85.5%, demonstrating good predictive capability.
Parameters such as distance from rivers and land cover were crucial for evaluating landfill site appropriateness in Rishikesh.
Integrating GIS and MCDA provides valuable insights for urban planners in managing solid waste more sustainably.

Yadav et al. (2025) studied this question.

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