College of Environmental Sciences

The College of Environmental Sciences discusses a master’s thesis focusing on identifying optimal waste landfill sites in response to urban expansion….
Under the patronage of the President of the University of Mosul, Professor Wahid Mahmoud Al-Ibrahimi, and with the supervision of the Dean of the College of Environmental Sciences, Professor Muthanna Jassim Al-Taie, and in the presence of the Dean’s Assistants for Scientific and Administrative Affairs, the master’s thesis discussion in the Department of Environmental Sciences, entitled “Identifying Optimal Waste Landfill Sites in Response to the New Urban Expansion of Mosul,” was held this morning, Thursday, September 11, 2025, in the discussion hall of our college. The thesis, titled “Identifying Optimal Waste Landfill Sites in Response to the New Urban Expansion of Mosul,” was presented by student Radwan Hashim Fathi Al-Akidi.

The discussion committee was chaired by Professor Mazen Nizar Fadl, with the membership of Assistant Professor Raed Mahmoud Faisal and Assistant Professor Ali Zain Al-Abidin Haider, and was supervised and included Assistant Professor Muhammad Fakhruddin Ahmed and Assistant Professor Sahar Saeed Qasim.
The research aims to:

1. Evaluate existing landfill sites and their suitability according to environmental planning standards.
2. Determine the boundaries of the study area based on the city’s urban expansion. 3. Analyzing the environmental, geological, hydrological, and social factors influencing the selection of sanitary landfill sites using digital maps.
4. Identifying optimal sites for sanitary landfills using the Fuzzy Overlay and Fuzzy Membership tools in ArcGIS Pro.
5. Estimating the actual area required for sanitary landfills and comparing it with proposed sites and their suitability for transportation distances.
6. Conducting operational and environmental analysis of the proposed sites in terms of biogas emissions, transportation mechanisms, and the number of housing units that could benefit from gas as an alternative energy source.

The study also achieved five Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 4 (Quality Education), Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), Goal 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and Goal 13 (Climate Action).

September 11, 2025 University of Mosul / Sustainable University

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