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Location of Recycling Depots with GIS
Journal article

Location of Recycling Depots with GIS

Abstract

A location-allocation model contained within a geographic information systems (GIS) software package was used to design a recycling depot scheme for a community of 22,000 people. Considered a less expensive alternative to curbside recycling, the depot scheme would receive a variety of recyclable materials from the public on a voluntary basis. Depot sites were located using a model that maximized the coverage of a depot site, with constraints …

Authors

Valeo C; Baetz BW; Tsanis IK

Journal

Journal of Urban Planning and Development, Vol. 124, No. 2, pp. 93–99

Publisher

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Publication Date

6 1998

DOI

10.1061/(asce)0733-9488(1998)124:2(93)

ISSN

0733-9488