planning of landfill in Minsk region, Belarus

SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT Geographic information systems are becoming known world-wide. This advanced technology has recently gained increased visibility particularly in developing countries. The integration of multisource georeferenced spatial data within GIS database allows a synergistic processing of a considerable amount of information, the standardization of data and the elaboration of digital maps that are the basis of decision-making (Ghribi, 2005). As many as other developing countries, accumulation of waste in Minsk region, stemming from activities of socio-economic nature including agriculture, industrialization and consequent urban expansion, is giving rise to a series of environmental problems. Waste management, in particular optimal sites for waste disposals is one of the region’s priorities. This work adopts the integration of decision-support tools and methods to manage information from various sources and to enhance decision-making through modelling environmental change and mapping human activities, in particular those related to waste disposal management in Minsk region. This innovative method is focused on how to integrate spatial information into GIS model at different levels ranging from regional to municipal in order to manage waste. Thus GIS technolog