Multi-Criteria Selection of Waste-to-Energy Technologies for Slum/Informal Settlements Using the PROMETHEE Technique: A Case Study of the Greater Karu Urban Area in Nigeria
Slum/informal settlements are an integral part of a city, with a population projected to reach 3 billion by 2030. It is also expected that the rate of waste generation will more than triple by 2050 in the cities of low-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa. At this rate, the risk to the environment...
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| author | Donald Ukpanyang Julio Terrados-Cepeda Manuel Jesus Hermoso-Orzaez |
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| description | Slum/informal settlements are an integral part of a city, with a population projected to reach 3 billion by 2030. It is also expected that the rate of waste generation will more than triple by 2050 in the cities of low-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa. At this rate, the risk to the environment and health of inhabitants are enormous, because the current waste management practices are not guided by legislation on proper use and disposal. This paper proposes the conversion of waste to energy as a solution to this problem. The aim of this study is to apply the PROMETHEE technique with a combination weighting method to obtain the most appropriate waste-to-energy technology for the slum/informal settlements of the Greater Karu Urban area in Nigeria. The findings reveal that the gasification technology outperformed the other technologies, and the affordability of electricity supply from this technology was determined by a general survey conducted on the slum/informal settlements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1494c83f9c3f4102a73ed9990e1524442023-11-23T10:48:40ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-05-011510348110.3390/en15103481Multi-Criteria Selection of Waste-to-Energy Technologies for Slum/Informal Settlements Using the PROMETHEE Technique: A Case Study of the Greater Karu Urban Area in NigeriaDonald Ukpanyang0Julio Terrados-Cepeda1Manuel Jesus Hermoso-Orzaez2Centre for Advanced Studies in Energy and Environment, Universidad de Jaen, 23071 Jaen, SpainCentre for Advanced Studies in Energy and Environment, Universidad de Jaen, 23071 Jaen, SpainCentre for Advanced Studies in Energy and Environment, Universidad de Jaen, 23071 Jaen, SpainSlum/informal settlements are an integral part of a city, with a population projected to reach 3 billion by 2030. It is also expected that the rate of waste generation will more than triple by 2050 in the cities of low-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa. At this rate, the risk to the environment and health of inhabitants are enormous, because the current waste management practices are not guided by legislation on proper use and disposal. This paper proposes the conversion of waste to energy as a solution to this problem. The aim of this study is to apply the PROMETHEE technique with a combination weighting method to obtain the most appropriate waste-to-energy technology for the slum/informal settlements of the Greater Karu Urban area in Nigeria. The findings reveal that the gasification technology outperformed the other technologies, and the affordability of electricity supply from this technology was determined by a general survey conducted on the slum/informal settlements.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/10/3481waste to energyPROMETHEEMCDMinformal wasteslum electrification |
| spellingShingle | Donald Ukpanyang Julio Terrados-Cepeda Manuel Jesus Hermoso-Orzaez Multi-Criteria Selection of Waste-to-Energy Technologies for Slum/Informal Settlements Using the PROMETHEE Technique: A Case Study of the Greater Karu Urban Area in Nigeria Energies waste to energy PROMETHEE MCDM informal waste slum electrification |
| title | Multi-Criteria Selection of Waste-to-Energy Technologies for Slum/Informal Settlements Using the PROMETHEE Technique: A Case Study of the Greater Karu Urban Area in Nigeria |
| title_full | Multi-Criteria Selection of Waste-to-Energy Technologies for Slum/Informal Settlements Using the PROMETHEE Technique: A Case Study of the Greater Karu Urban Area in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Multi-Criteria Selection of Waste-to-Energy Technologies for Slum/Informal Settlements Using the PROMETHEE Technique: A Case Study of the Greater Karu Urban Area in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multi-Criteria Selection of Waste-to-Energy Technologies for Slum/Informal Settlements Using the PROMETHEE Technique: A Case Study of the Greater Karu Urban Area in Nigeria |
| title_short | Multi-Criteria Selection of Waste-to-Energy Technologies for Slum/Informal Settlements Using the PROMETHEE Technique: A Case Study of the Greater Karu Urban Area in Nigeria |
| title_sort | multi criteria selection of waste to energy technologies for slum informal settlements using the promethee technique a case study of the greater karu urban area in nigeria |
| topic | waste to energy PROMETHEE MCDM informal waste slum electrification |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/10/3481 |
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