Ali Mansourian
Professor
Evaluation of Land Suitability for Urban Land-Use Planning: Case Study Dhaka City
Author
Summary, in English
The aim of this research is evaluation of land suitability for urban land-use planning. Four factors and fourteen criteria were selected for suitability analysis and land-use planning. Factors and criteria were defined based on literature survey, experts' opinions, local contexts and availability of data. GIS-based Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used as a Multi-criteria Decision Making model. The study was conducted on a selected area of Dhaka city, which is one of the fastest growing mega-cities of the world. The research result shows that highly suitable area (13%) should be used for urban residential zone; moderately suitable area (35%) should be designated as mixed use zone; low suitable area (42%) should be reserved for agricultural use and open spaces; and not suitable area (10%) should be protected from any types of activities except agriculture. The research approached an urban land-use planning at a regional scale.
Department/s
- Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science
- BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
Publishing year
2016
Language
English
Pages
20-37
Publication/Series
Transactions in GIS
Volume
20
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Topic
- Physical Geography
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1467-9671