Stakeholder Analysis Together with GIS and MCDA for Decision making in Municipal Solid Waste Management of Local Administrations of Thailand

Abstract

MSW management is the world-wide problem every country is encountering due to its daily ever-increasing amount, environmental impact on sites, and vulnerability along transportation routes. Fortunately, novel technology and method such as GIS and MCDA have been recently efficient to assist in the management. With additional stakeholder participation, the management can significantly compromise conflicts and be promoted to be sustainable. This article focuses on proposing a new composite of spatial analytical tools and concepts of GIS, MCDA, and stakeholder participation for well-organized MSW management. As a case study, stakeholder analysis was performed in major local administrative areas of Phitsanulok province where experiencing such a problem and requires new solution prospective. Salience model and Mamdani’s FIS were appropriately used in the analysis to deal with stakeholder opinions which are fuzzy by nature. The analysis resulted in groups of relevant stakeholders, their priority levels, role characteristics, and preferences which influence waste management.