Site Selection Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process in the Planning Process for Solid Waste Sanitary Landfills: The Case of Denizli City, Turkey

Waste management has grown into a significant matter for cities in line with the population growth and increased urbanization. must be properly disposed to avoid causing problem environmental human health. A variety of methods are used dispose waste. Sanitary landfill, which is among these methods, one common its safety affordability. In implementation this method, suitable site selection major factor that affects whole process ranging from construction operation sanitary landfill. It aimed determine most solid waste landfills (SWSL) city Denizli consideration criteria regarding landfills. The relevant legislation, academic studies current situation study area were taken SWSL. context, residential areas, primary traffic roads, protected slope, aspect, water surfaces, rock structure, fault line, hydrologic soil groups, land use capability classification cover determined as criteria. study, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) was spatial analysis, analytic hierarchy (AHP), multi-criteria decision making weighting According suitability map generated result 19.536,40 hectares (1.76%) 1.109.742,16 "most suitable" landfill while 260.520,26 (23.48%) it "suitable". An ideal on areas “most requirements based projections year 2040.