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Call for Papers for open call N° 71, July 2026, semi-thematic
Global changes and their effects on the earth system: climate and the cryosphere
Deadline for paper submissions: April 15, 2026
Sanitary landfills in island contexts. challenges in the Chiloé archipelago, from a spatial and normative approach
Authors
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Francisco Almonacid-Vidal
Universidad Austral de Chile
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6065-9327
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Francisco Maturana
Universidad Austral de Chile
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3963-5807
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Fernando Peña-Cortés
Universidad Católica de Temuco
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0489-1555
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Álvaro Román
Universidad de Los Lagos
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5602-6734
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Abstract
The increase in population, production and excessive consumption have led to a massive generation of waste, which has saturated disposal systems. On the islands, this situation is even more critical due to the limitations of space, economy, natural and human resources. In the Chiloé archipelago, 74 potential sites for waste disposal were identified through a multi-criteria evaluation based on fuzzy logic and using the ArcMap 10.3 Geographic Information System. Only 9 of the sites present the necessary area to attend to the production of waste in relation to the population, which reveals a spatial crisis in the final disposal of waste in the territory. The investigation identifies the optimal sites for waste disposal, following current regulations and ECLAC considerations.
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