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Evaluation of unmitigated options for municipal waste disposal site in Tehran, Iran using an integrated assessment approach

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  • Mehdi Gholamalifard
  • Jason Phillips
  • Mahdi Jalili Ghazizade

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It can be difficult for assessors and decision-makers to compare different options for a project, and thus come to a reasoned and objective decision concerning the impacts and its sustainability at the local level. Therefore, using integrated assessment becomes crucially important for evaluating proposed different options. In this paper, we apply the Rapid Integrated Sustainability Assessment Method (RISAM) to evaluate the proposed unmitigated options for a municipal waste disposal site in Tehran, Iran. The results obtained showed that all of the alternative unmitigated options to the current method of open dumping were indicated as being consistent with very weak sustainability. The RISAM method demonstrated offers potential considerable benefits with respect to improved efficiency, reduced need for resources, and improved consistency and transparency in evaluation and reporting.

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  • Mehdi Gholamalifard & Jason Phillips & Mahdi Jalili Ghazizade, 2017. "Evaluation of unmitigated options for municipal waste disposal site in Tehran, Iran using an integrated assessment approach," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 60(5), pages 792-820, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:60:y:2017:i:5:p:792-820
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1181610
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