Abstract
The section of the Pan-European Corridor VII waterway flowing through Serbia is of exceptional international significance, as well as significance to the Republic of Serbia, both in the domains of transport and of environmental protection. In this part of the Pan-European Corridor VII waterway, there is development of both passenger and freight traffic without an established system of control and management of solid waste and wastewater from vessels, which directly threatens the environment, as well as the safety of traffic and people. The crews of international and domestic vessels are faced with the problem of disposing of solid waste, waste oil and waste water, due to the lack of adequate waste terminals in this section of waterway corridor VII (The Danube River). For this reason, the construction of a waste terminal is a priority and an unavoidable necessity as a starting point for establishing a sustainable system of managing waste from vessels in the Republic of Serbia. This paper presents a methodological approach for selecting an optimal location for the construction of such a terminal in the city of Belgrade, capital of Serbia (a case study). The method of multi-criteria evaluation of potential locations was used, as well as the method of evaluating various locations under different scenarios. The specificity of the method used can be seen in the selection of criteria for comparative evaluation of the potential locations, as well as in the evaluation of the potential sites under different scenarios and with weight categories based on the PROMETHEE method. The results presented in this paper make it possible for decision makers to consider different aspects and scenarios when selecting the most appropriate location for the terminal, whilst taking into account the international standards and principles governing this field in the European Union.
Highlights
On its way from the Black Forest in Germany to the Black Sea, the Danube is 2,845 km long and it connects ten countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Moldova, Germany, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine), making it one of the most important European waterways
The flow of the Danube through Serbia is 588 km long, of which 137 km is a section shared between Serbia and Croatia and 229 km is a section shared between Serbia and Romania
This paper presents a methodological approach to the selection of a location for a future terminal for waste from eer.ccsenet.org vessels, the results of which were used in order to make a decision on the most suitable location
Summary
On its way from the Black Forest in Germany to the Black Sea, the Danube is 2,845 km long and it connects ten countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Moldova, Germany, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine), making it one of the most important European waterways. Due to the absence of a terminal for receiving waste from boats, or rather, the lack of services of this kind, the development of uncontrolled discharge from international vessels into the Danube is highly likely, precisely in the section that flows through Serbia In this sense, pollution of the environment through the direct or indirect discharge of substances into rivers can have devastating effects on the habitats of flora and fauna. Vessels, the results of which were used in order to make a decision on the most suitable location
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