Identifying areas under potential risk of illegal construction and demolition waste dumping using GIS tools

•Areas under potentially elevated risk of illegal C&D waste dumping were assessed.•The analysis was performed using multivariate statistical analysis and GIS tools.•Roads, forests and ravines were found to be associated with illegal waste sites.•Map of areas under an elevated risk of potential C...

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Published in:Waste management (Elmsford) 2018-05, Vol.75, p.22-29
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