The Landfill Area Quality (LAQ) Classification Approach and Its Application in Isparta, Turkey

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Research Article| August 01, 2007 The Landfill Area Quality (LAQ) Classification Approach and Its Application in Isparta, Turkey MAHMUT MUTLUTÜRK; MAHMUT MUTLUTÜRK 1Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Geological Engineering, Isparta, Turkey Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar REMZI KARAGÜZEL REMZI KARAGÜZEL 2Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Mines, Department of Geological Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information MAHMUT MUTLUTÜRK 1Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Geological Engineering, Isparta, Turkey REMZI KARAGÜZEL 2Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Mines, Department of Geological Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey Publisher: Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1558-9161 Print ISSN: 1078-7275 © 2007 Association of Engineering Geologists Environmental & Engineering Geoscience (2007) 13 (3): 229–240. https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.13.3.229 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation MAHMUT MUTLUTÜRK, REMZI KARAGÜZEL; The Landfill Area Quality (LAQ) Classification Approach and Its Application in Isparta, Turkey. Environmental & Engineering Geoscience 2007;; 13 (3): 229–240. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.13.3.229 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyEnvironmental & Engineering Geoscience Search Advanced Search Abstract The amount of residential and industrial solid waste, and the need for landfill sites, is ever growing due to increases in population and industrial production. Landfilling is a widely used method for environmentally safe disposal of solid waste, and the selection of the most suitable landfill site is a very crucial decision. In this study, a new site evaluation method to determine suitable landfill sites, called Landfill Area Quality (LAQ), is introduced. This method is applied in two stages. First, several potential landfill sites, which are within legally permissible areas, are chosen by a general consideration of the relevant site properties. Then, the characteristics of these chosen sites are placed within three-dimensional evaluation spaces. These evaluative dimensions are (1) site suitability, (2) location factors, and (3) public acceptability, and each is defined by a combination of different criteria. The result of this re-evaluation, which provides valuable information to planning engineers and decision makers about the available sites, is reported to decision makers for the final selection. A detailed case study was carried out as part of a residential solid waste disposal project for the city of Isparta in Turkey, (population 150,000), and was very useful to planners. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.