Title: Application of FCE–AHP method for multi-criteria decision-making of municipal solid waste management alternatives: a case study in the Dalian Development Zone of China

Authors: Jing Du; Ling Xu; Shuo Wang; Fenglin Yang; Junior B.N. Adohinzin; Sachihiko Harashina

Addresses: Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, MOE, Dalian University of Technology, 116024 Dalian, China; Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 226-0852 Yokohama, Japan. ' Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, MOE, Dalian University of Technology, 116024 Dalian, China. ' Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, MOE, Dalian University of Technology, 116024 Dalian, China. ' Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, MOE, Dalian University of Technology, 116024 Dalian, China. ' Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, MOE, Dalian University of Technology, 116024 Dalian, China. ' Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 226-0852 Yokohama, Japan

Abstract: Because of rapid economic and population growth as well as change in consumption patterns in last decades, municipal solid waste management (MSWM) has become an important strategic decision so that the evaluation and assessment process is attached a prime concern. Avoiding the injustice which may be caused by subjective factors, this paper sets up a hybrid model of fuzzy comprehensive evaluation and analytical hierarchy process for a MSWM alternative selection. A case study for MSWM alternative selection in Dalian Development Area of China is presented to demonstrate the practicality of this model. With an identification and design of a comprehensive and scientific evaluation index system, this paper furthermore proposes a detailed operation procedure of the selected option according to the simulation results.

Keywords: solid waste management; multicriteria decision making; MCDM; analytical hierarchy process; AHP; fuzzy comprehensive evaluation; municipal solid waste; MSW; alternative selection; China; simulation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2011.043518

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2011 Vol.14 No.5/6, pp.465 - 484

Received: 11 Nov 2010
Accepted: 16 Aug 2011
Published online: 29 Jan 2015 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article