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Table 1 Subcriteria selected according to standard site selection methods

From: GIS and remote sensing coupled with analytical hierarchy process (AHP) for the selection of appropriate sites for landfills: a case study in the province of Ouarzazate, Morocco

Subcriteria selected

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Land-use and land-cover types, groundwater depth, lineament, soil permeability, river, water pipelines, slope, main and secondary roads, and constraints thematic maps of boreholes, built-up areas, and green area.

[12]

Distance to groundwater, distance to surface water, sensitive ecosystems, land cover, distance to urban and rural areas, land uses, distance to roads, slope, soil type, and distance to waste generation places

[58]

Flora and fauna, air quality, land use, waste disposal, effects of odors, employment health, public awareness, road traffic, investment cost, cost of operating the landfill waste, transport cost, cost of landfill rehabilitation

[26]

Land elevation, slope, soil, geology, land use land cover, distance to surface water, distance to tube wells, distance to roads, distance to industrial belts, distance to sensitive places, and land cost

[68]

Depth of groundwater, distance from surface- and groundwater, access routes, residential areas, industries, power transmission lines, flood-proneness, faults, slope, and distance from gardens and agricultural lands were taken into account

[74]

Aquifer type, groundwater depth, distance from surface waters, land use, aspect, distance from protected areas, curvature, slope, elevation, transport network, and waste production area

(E [64].)

Elevation, bedrock, soil, land use, distance from residential areas, distance from airport, distance from protected area, distance from road, distance from fault, distance from spring, distance from well, distance from river, distance from aqueduct, wind direction, slope, and aspect

[63]

Natural park, forest environment, agricultural surface, city, village, sacred area, roads, hydrographic network, sources and wells, lakes, slope, and flaw.

[25]

Distance to residential areas, aspect (wind), geology (lithology), distance to faults, distance to surface water, groundwater table, land use, distance to roads, elevation, and slope are considered in the siting assessment.

[14]

Water body, road, slope, elevation, rail lines, forest, vacant and agricultural lands, soil, geology, and urban areas

[53]

Urban area, rivers, roads, soil types, elevation, wind, slope, and archaeological, historical and religious sites

(L. [41])

Slope, elevation, soil texture, aquifers, groundwater table, surface water, geological fault area, floodplain, road network, waste production, residential areas, historical places, and land use

[39]

Distance from residential area, distance from built-up area, distance from road network, distance from railway line, distance from water bodies, distance from airport, distance from agricultural area, slope, and elevation

[50]