Assessment and evaluation of the optimal waste management in rural areas Case study: Abadan County

Authors

• morteza nemati ¹
• mahmud abiyat ²
• Ali Akbar Babaii ³
• ali shojaian ⁴

¹ Assistant Professor of Geography & Rural Planning, Shahid Chamran University Of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

² MSc of Geography & Rural Planning, Shahid Chamran University Of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

³ Associate Professor of Environmental Health Engineering, Jundishapur University Of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

⁴ Faculty member in Geography and Urban Planning Shahid Chamran University Of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

Today the environmental hazards caused by mismanagement of waste to be one of the major problems the country and this problem is higher in rural areas than cities. In rural areas, despite the differences between the regions in terms of the lifestyle with urban environments, Due to changes in the lifestyle of people, Waste Management is considered as a very important. Environmental pollution and thereby endanger the health of villagers require of appropriate waste management based on existing conditions. The main purpose of this research is Assessment and evaluation of the optimal waste management in rural areas Abadan city this research done by the descriptive - analytical Method and in processing is used from the Topsis Fuzzy AHP model. And is used from the Excel software to perform analyzes in this paper. The results of fuzzy TOPSIS model based on the calculated weights shows That in the index studied, the index of the waste master plan studies (With similarity index0/755 The most important thing for waste management in rural areas is the city of Abadan Also the index of the culture and education programs(With similarity index0/643 gathering and transportation(With similarity index0/626), final disposal(With similarity index0/612), public participation and private sector(With similarity index0/607), breakdown by origin of production(With similarity index0/592), skilled manpower(With similarity index0/586) and creating data bases are located(With similarity index0/561), respectively, in the next rankings.
Extended Abstract
Objective: Rural waste management is the most important measure for preventing environmental hazards and damages because rural areas occupy a major part of the population and natural areas of the country and its community plays a vital role in the economic and social life of the country. Abadan County has many problems in rural waste management as in the country. This problem is still considered to be one of the most important problems in the rural areas of the country, despite the need to provide a model for optimal waste management in rural areas. One of these models is to classify rural areas in terms of optimal indicators of waste management using multi-criteria decision-making methods, so that in view of the results obtained, the rural areas with poor waste management status can be prioritized Planned.
Methods: The present study is a descriptive-analytical-applied study. And according to the subject under study and for the purposes specified to collect library method information (using books, theses and articles for basic discussions and theoretical principles, using existing maps) and field studies (including visiting the study area To understand the current status of waste management in rural areas and ecological, socio-economic and cultural resources needed through observation, interviews and direct referral to departments and use of questionnaire). Questionnaires were distributed among the village managers in order to rank the indicators of optimal waste management. Then FUZZY TOPSIS method was used for data analysis. It is used to perform data analysis and data acquisition of tools such as Expert Choice and EXCEL software.
Results:According to the results, it was shown that the waste management plan study index is the most important issue in waste management in rural areas of Abadan County, followed by indices of culture and education programs, collection and transportation, final disposal, catch Public and private partnerships, separation of source of production, expert manpower, database creation.
Conclusion: The results of the study showed that the index of waste master plan studies is the most important issue in the waste management of rural areas of Abadan County, which contradicts the findings of Kos and Trewis (2010), Amoi et al. (2008), Sharifzadeh (2009), The findings are by Josie et al. (2013), Davood Ballerck et al. (2013) and Arbabi et al. (2016)
In the end, it can be said that according to the above mentioned, it is clear that none of the elements required in rural waste management in Abadan is efficient and it will not be costly and time consuming to eliminate this problem without careful study of the existing situation.

Keywords

• Environmental
• Waste Management
• rural
• Abadan city
• Fuzzy Topsis

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