Use of a Combination of MRSS-ANP for Making an Innovative Landfill Siting Decision Model

Table 6

Weight priorities of the overall subcriteria.

Group	Criteria	Priority normalized by group	Final priority
Environmental	SW	0.317	0.173
	GW	0.157	0.085
	FZ	0.181	0.099
	TO	0.345	0.188
Land use	CS	0.409	0.058
	RA	0.591	0.083
Operational	HD	0.145	0.038
	LA	0.511	0.135
	SA	0.344	0.091
Social	AE	0.579	0.029
	NS	0.421	0.021

SW: proximity to surface water, GW: depth of ground water, FZ: proximity to fault zone, TO: topology, CS: proximity to critical site, RA: road accessibility, HD: haul distance, LA: landfill area, SA: soil availability, AE: aesthetic, and NS: nearest settlement.