کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
506534 864919 2009 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Comparing transport emissions and impacts for energy recovery from domestic waste (EfW): Centralised and distributed disposal options for two UK Counties
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی کامپیوتر نرم افزارهای علوم کامپیوتر
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Comparing transport emissions and impacts for energy recovery from domestic waste (EfW): Centralised and distributed disposal options for two UK Counties
چکیده انگلیسی

Many local authorities (LAs) are currently working to reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and the amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfill. The recovery of energy from waste (EfW) can assist in meeting both of these objectives. The choice of an EfW policy combines spatial and non-spatial decisions which may be handled using multi-criteria analysis (MCA) and geographic information systems (GIS).This paper addresses the impact of transporting MSW to EfW facilities, analysed as part of a larger decision support system designed to make an overall policy assessment of centralised (large-scale) and distributed (local-scale) approaches. Custom-written ArcMap extensions are used to compare centralised versus distributed approaches, using shortest-path routing based on expected road speed. Results are intersected with 1-km grids and census geographies for meaningful maps of cumulative impact.Case studies are described for two counties in the United Kingdom (UK); Cornwall and Warwickshire. For both case study areas, centralised scenarios generate more traffic, fuel costs and emitted carbon per tonne of MSW processed.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Computers, Environment and Urban Systems - Volume 33, Issue 6, November 2009, Pages 492–503
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