Sustainable Solid Waste Management E-Book

Ni-Bin Chang

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Serie: IEEE Series on Systems Science and Engineering
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 1593

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

This book presents the application of system analysis techniques with case studies to help readers learn how the techniques can be applied, how the problems are solved, and which sustainable management strategies can be reached.

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SUSTAINABLE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

A Systems Engineering Approach

NI‐BIN CHANG

ANA PIRES

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Chang, Ni-Bin.    Sustainable solid waste management : a systems engineering approach / Ni-Bin Chang, Ana Pires.       pages cm    Includes bibliographical references and index.    ISBN 978-1-118-45691-0 (hardback)   1. Integrated solid waste management.   I. Pires, Ana.   II. Title.    TD794.2.C45 2015    628.4′4–dc23

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

PART I FUNDAMENTAL BACKGROUND

1 Introduction

1.1 The Concept of Sustainable Development

1.2 Sustainability in the Context of SWM

1.3 The Framework for Sustainability Assessment

1.4 The Structure of this Book

References

2 Technology Matrix for Solid Waste Management

2.1 Waste Classification and Types of Waste

2.2 Waste Management Through Waste Hierarchy: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover, and Disposal

2.3 Waste Operational Units: Real-World Cases

2.4 Waste Operational Units: Equipment and Facilities

2.5 Technology Matrix for Multiple Solid Waste Streams

2.6 Final Remarks

References

3 Social and Economic Concerns

3.1 Financial Concerns

3.2 Economic Incentives and Socioeconomic Concerns

3.3 Social Concerns

3.4 Final Remarks

References

4 Legal and Institutional Concerns

4.1 SWM Legislation

4.2 Sustainable Waste Management Principles and Policies

4.3 Policy Instruments

4.4 ISWM Plans

4.5 Final Remarks

References

5 Risk Assessment and Management of Risk

5.1 Formulate the Problem: Inherent Hazards in Solid Waste Management

5.2 Risk Assessment in Solid Waste Management

5.3 Management of Risk

5.4 Risk Communication

5.5 How to Promote a Sustainable Solid Waste Management with Risk Analysis?

5.6 Final Remarks

References

PART II PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

6 Global Change, Sustainability, and Adaptive Management Strategies for Solid Waste Management

6.1 Global Change Impacts

6.2 Sustainability Considerations and Criteria

6.3 Adaptive Management Strategies for Solid Waste Management Systems

6.4 Final Remarks

References

7 Systems Engineering Principles for Solid Waste Management

7.1 Systems Engineering Principles

7.2 System of Systems Engineering Approaches

7.3 Centralized Versus Decentralized Approaches

7.4 Sensitivity Analysis and Uncertainty Quantification

7.5 Final Remarks

References

8 Systems Engineering Tools and Methods for Solid Waste Management

8.1 Systems Analysis, Waste Management, and Technology HUB

8.2 Cost–Benefit–Risk Trade-Offs and Single-Objective Optimization

8.3 Multicriteria Decision-Making

8.4 Game Theory and Conflict Resolution

8.5 System Dynamics Modeling

8.6 Final Remarks

References

Appendix Web Site Resources of Software Packages of LINDO and LINGO

PART III INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY AND INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

9 Industrial Ecology and Municipal Utility Parks

9.1 Industrial Symbiosis and Industrial Ecology

9.2 Creation of Eco-Industrial Parks and Eco-Industrial Clusters

9.3 Municipal Utility Parks in Urban Regions

9.4 Final Remarks

References

10 Life Cycle Assessment and Solid Waste Management

10.1 Life Cycle Assessment for Solid Waste Management

10.2 Phases of Life Cycle Assessment

10.3 LCA Waste Management Software

10.4 Putting LCA into Practice

10.5 Life Cycle Management

10.6 Final Remarks

References

11 Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment for Solid Waste Treatment Options

11.1 Application of Life Cycle Assessment for Solid Waste Management

11.2 LCA for Screening Technologies of Solid Waste Treatment

11.3 LCA Assessment Methodology

11.4 Description of The CSLCA

11.5 Interpretation of CSLCA Results

11.6 Final Remarks

References

12 Carbon-Footprint-Based Solid Waste Management

12.1 The Global-Warming Potential Impact

12.2 The Quantification Process

12.3 GWP Assessment for Solid Waste Management

12.4 Case Study

12.5 Systems Analysis

12.6 Final Remarks

References

PART IV INTEGRATED SYSTEMS PLANNING, DESIGN, AND MANAGEMENT

13 Multiobjective Decision-Making for Solid Waste Management in a Carbon-Regulated Environment

13.1 Current Gaps of Cost–Benefit Analyses for Solid Waste Management

13.2 Background of System Planning

13.3 Formulation of Systems Engineering Models for Comparative Analysis

13.4 Interpretation of Modeling Output for Decision Analysis

13.5 Comparative Analysis

13.6 Final Remarks

References

14 Planning Regional Material Recovery Facilities in a Fast-Growing Urban Region

14.1 Forecasting Municipal Solid Waste Generation and Optimal Siting of MRF in a Fast-growing Urban Region

14.2 Modeling Philosophy

14.3 Study Region and System Analysis Framework

14.4 Prediction of Solid Waste Generation

14.5 Regional Planning of Material Recovery Facilities

14.6 Final Remarks

References

15 Optimal Planning for Solid Waste Collection, Recycling, and Vehicle Routing

15.1 Systems Engineering Approaches for Solid Waste Collection

15.2 Simulation for Planning Solid Waste Recycling Drop-Off Stations

15.3 Multiobjective Programming for Planning Solid Waste Recycling Drop-Off Stations

15.4 Final Remarks

References

16 Multiattribute Decision-Making with Sustainability Considerations

16.1 Deterministic Multiple Attribute Decision-Making Process

16.2 MADM for Solid Waste Management

16.3 Final Remarks

References

17 Decision Analysis for Optimal Balance Between Solid Waste Incineration and Recycling Programs

17.1 Systems Analysis for Integrated Material Recycling and Waste-to-Energy Programs

17.2 Refuse-Derived Fuel Process for Solid Waste Management

17.3 Regional Shipping Strategies

17.4 Final Remarks

References

18 Environmental Informatics for Integrated Solid Waste Management

18.1 How Does Environmental Informatics Help Solid Waste Management?

18.2 Sensors and Sensor Networks for Solid Waste Management

18.3 Database Design for Solid Waste Management

18.4 Spatial Analysis with GIS and GPS for Solid Waste Management

18.5 Expert Systems, Decision Support Systems, and Computational Intelligence Techniques

18.6 Integrated Environmental Information Systems

18.7 Final Remarks

References

PART V UNCERTAINTY ANALYSES AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

19 Stochastic Programming and Game Theory for Solid Waste Management Decision-Making

19.1 Background of Stochastic Programming

19.2 Model Formulations of Stochastic Programming

19.3 Stochastic Programming with Multiple Objective Functions

19.4 Stochastic Dynamic Programming

19.5 Game Theory

19.6 Final Remarks

References

20 Fuzzy Multiattribute Decision-Making for Solid Waste Management with Societal Complications

20.1 Fundamentals of Fuzzy Set Theory

20.2 Siting a Regional Landfill with Fuzzy Multiattribute Decision-Making and GIS Techniques

20.3 Fair Fund Redistribution and Environmental Justice with GIS-based Fuzzy AHP Method

20.4 Final Remarks

References

21 Fuzzy Multiattribute Decision-Making for Solid Waste Management with Technological Complications

21.1 Integrated Fuzzy Topsis and AHP Method for Screening Solid Waste Recycling Alternatives

21.2 The Algorithm of Fimadm Method

21.3 The Solid Waste Management System

21.4 Final Remarks

References

22 Fuzzy Multiobjective Decision-Making for Solid Waste Management

22.1 Fuzzy Linear Programming

22.2 Fuzzy Multiobjective Programming—Fuzzy Global Criterion Method

22.3 Fuzzy Goal Programming

22.4 Case Study

22.5 Final Remarks

References

23 Grey Systems Theory for Solid Waste Management

23.1 Grey Systems Theory

23.2 Grey Linear Programming

23.3 The Stability Issues of Grey Programming Models

23.4 The Hybrid Approach for Various Cases of Uncertainty Quantification

23.5 Final Remarks

References

24 Systems Analysis for the Future of Solid Waste Management: Challenges and Perspectives

24.1 The Evolution of Systems Analysis for Solid Waste Management

24.2 Trend Analysis

24.3 Technical Barriers and Socioeconomic Challenges

24.4 Future Perspectives

24.5 Final Remarks

References

INDEX

IEEE PRESS SERIES ON SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

EULA

List of Tables

Chapter 2

Table 2.1

Table 2.2

Table 2.3

Table 2.4

Table 2.5

Table 2.6

Table 2.7

Table 2.8

Table 2.9

Table 2.10

Table 2.11

Table 2.12

Table 2.13

Table 2.14

Table 2.15

Table 2.16

Chapter 3

Table 3.1

Table 3.2

Table 3.3

Table 3.4

Table 3.5

Table 3.6

Table 3.7

Table 3.8

Table 3.9

Table 3.10

Table 3.11

Chapter 4

Table 4.1

Table 4.2

Table 4.3

Table 4.4

Chapter 5

Table 5.1