Abstract:
Solid waste dumping is a severe problem in the Gondar town since the majority of solid wastes generated are not
dumped in an appropriate area. The most important objective of this study was to select appropriate disposal site
which is cost-effective, environmentally sound and communally satisfactory in Gondar town by using remote
sensing, geographic information system and over lay methodology. In the present study, the factor maps used
such as slope, road, river, land use/land cover, and geology and were reclassified in GIS environment followed by
preparation of their aptness map. Even if the degree of weight to each factors vary, the factors were considered
very significant and compulsory in the selection of suitable sites for solid waste disposal. Finally suitability map
was prepared by overlay analyses on ArcGIS platform based on over lay investigation to choose appropriate solid
waste disposal sites and leveled as suitable and unsuitable. In general, the selection of highly suitable sites needs
additional geotechnical and hydro-geological analyses to make certain conformity with stringent standards
required for design and construction of capability.
