Next Article in Journal
Multi-Technology Driven R&D Cost Improvement Scheme and Application Utility of EESP in Energy-Intensive Manufacturing Industry
Previous Article in Journal
Economic, Functional, and Social Factors Influencing Electric Vehicles’ Adoption: An Empirical Study Based on the Diffusion of Innovation Theory
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
Sustainability
Volume 14
Issue 10
10.3390/su14106284
sustainability-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Article

Determination of Empirical Environmental Indices for the Location of Cemeteries—An Innovative Proposal for Worldwide Use

by
Tania Crisanto-Perrazo
1,*,
Jonathan Guayasamín-Vergara
1,
Eduardo Mayorga-Llerena
2,
Izar Sinde-Gonzalez
1,
Diego Vizuete-Freire
3,
Theofilos Toulkeridis
1,*,
Geomara Flores Gomez
1 and
Greta Fierro-Naranjo
4
1
Department of Earth Sciences and Construction, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Av. General Rumiñahui S/N y Ambato, Sangolquí 171103, Ecuador
2
Faculty of Chemical Sciences, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Av. Francisco Viteri and Gato Sobral, Quito 170129, Ecuador
3
Instituto Superior Tecnológico Sucre, Higher Technology in Environmental Management, Av. 10 de Agosto N26-27 y Luis Mosquera Narvaéz, Quito 170129, Ecuador
4
Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Environmental Research and Control Center, Av. Ladrón de Guevara 253, Quito 170525, Ecuador
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2022, 14(10), 6284; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106284
Submission received: 1 April 2022 / Revised: 28 April 2022 / Accepted: 17 May 2022 / Published: 21 May 2022
(This article belongs to the Topic Sustainable Smart Cities and Smart Villages)
Browse Figures
Review Reports Versions Notes

Abstract

Cemeteries are a source of environmental contamination, as they hold hundreds of human corpses in different stages of decomposition. Therefore, the current research developed a new tool, which is easily applied, to determine the potential environmental contamination generated by current cemeteries within their ecosystems. The linear equations developed, with a number of variables between 10 and 3, allow for obtaining empirical indices to evaluate the suitability of a site, regardless of the geographical area in which it is located, through a variety of sources. In order to obtain the equations and, therefore, the indices, a hierarchy was performed using the Saaty matrix. With such a matrix, different ranges of affectation were established for each variable and relative values were assigned that cover all probabilities quantitatively, from the least probable to the most likely. With the linear equations, three verification runs were conducted, obtaining satisfactory results compared with the location map of cemeteries obtained in previous studies. These equations will constitute a tool of fundamental use for local governments, which will allow for the evaluation of existing cemeteries and use of the methodology described in preliminary analysis, to save resources and have a starting point for an efficient land use plan.
Keywords: empirical indices; cemeteries location; environmental contamination; Saaty matrix; land use plan empirical indices; cemeteries location; environmental contamination; Saaty matrix; land use plan

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Crisanto-Perrazo, T.; Guayasamín-Vergara, J.; Mayorga-Llerena, E.; Sinde-Gonzalez, I.; Vizuete-Freire, D.; Toulkeridis, T.; Flores Gomez, G.; Fierro-Naranjo, G. Determination of Empirical Environmental Indices for the Location of Cemeteries—An Innovative Proposal for Worldwide Use. Sustainability 2022, 14, 6284. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106284

AMA Style

Crisanto-Perrazo T, Guayasamín-Vergara J, Mayorga-Llerena E, Sinde-Gonzalez I, Vizuete-Freire D, Toulkeridis T, Flores Gomez G, Fierro-Naranjo G. Determination of Empirical Environmental Indices for the Location of Cemeteries—An Innovative Proposal for Worldwide Use. Sustainability. 2022; 14(10):6284. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106284

Chicago/Turabian Style

Crisanto-Perrazo, Tania, Jonathan Guayasamín-Vergara, Eduardo Mayorga-Llerena, Izar Sinde-Gonzalez, Diego Vizuete-Freire, Theofilos Toulkeridis, Geomara Flores Gomez, and Greta Fierro-Naranjo. 2022. "Determination of Empirical Environmental Indices for the Location of Cemeteries—An Innovative Proposal for Worldwide Use" Sustainability 14, no. 10: 6284. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106284

APA Style

Crisanto-Perrazo, T., Guayasamín-Vergara, J., Mayorga-Llerena, E., Sinde-Gonzalez, I., Vizuete-Freire, D., Toulkeridis, T., Flores Gomez, G., & Fierro-Naranjo, G. (2022). Determination of Empirical Environmental Indices for the Location of Cemeteries—An Innovative Proposal for Worldwide Use. Sustainability, 14(10), 6284. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106284

Note that from the first issue of 2016, this journal uses article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop