Optimal organization of sites for solid municipal waste management: urban morphology and spatial analysis, multi-factor evaluation

A generalized approach to organization of sites for solid municipal waste management is proposed. The choice of such a site requires an interdisciplinary research approach to the design of the area to be developed. Our main research methods included: an analysis of urban morphology for finding solutions for real estate development; a spatial analysis for combinability of approaches and techniques in terms of geography; a simulation method for simulating connections between functional subsystems; a factor productivity analysis when evaluating a systematic approach to defining an optimal organization of an area for solid municipal waste management; a hierarchy analysis for constructing a hierarchical structure of criteria and factors influencing decision-making. This work highlighted required branch regulations on requirements for environment preservation, urban development, and determination of the legal status of areas for constructing solid municipal waste management facilities. When studying these regulations, four groups of factors influencing the design and construction of solid municipal waste management facility were determined, i.e., transport accessibility, ecological quality, infrastructure provision, and urban attractiveness. Principles of evaluating each of this group were presented. The integrated index of the area value was calculated. Based on the hierarchy analysis, a model of multi-factor analysis of organization of sites for solid municipal waste management is presented.