Evaluation of municipal waste incinerators (MWI) site selection based on full cost accounting using GIS tools: a case study in Beijing, China

A Geographic Information System (GIS) is used as a decision-making tool for site selection in this research. Many factors are related to the site selection of Municipal waste incinerators (MWI) due to the external costs. Consequently, a site selection model is built to help regulators to choose suitable sites for MWIs. To simplify the process and reduce human errors, an automatic model built by Model Builder of ArcGIS is used in this study. A choice has been made among the MWIs planned to select a proper one based on health, transportation and operation costs. This paper presents a model that could increase the success and eliminate possible wrong justifications in the management of MWIs in large cities.