A GIS-based multi-criteria spatial decision support system : for urban land use planning

Akter, Mosammat Tahera

A GIS-based multi-criteria spatial decision support system : for urban land use planning - Pathum Thani, Thailand : Asian Institute of Technology, 2003 - 67 leaves - Thesis ; no. SR-03-01 . - Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. SR-03-01 .

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Advanced Technoologies

Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2003

This study explores the application of Multi Criteria Spatial Decision Support System (MC-SDSS) to urban land use planning, a spatial allocation problem. The city and surrounding areas i.e. peri-urban area require careful planning of future urban growth , between competing land uses. This analysis of allocating land use in suitable sites for sustainable development has been derived using a number of environmental layers and assigning weightings of importance to each layer using a Multiple Criteria Analysis (MCA) approach. To advance the investigations and to develop some thematic layers, remotely sensed data LANDSAT 7 ETM+ and Aerial Photograph are used and analyzed by ENVI and Arc View software. The outcomes of this study discuss site suitability in land use planning for urban development through industrial development and at the same time modernizing the agricultural sector.


Multiple criteria decision making
Geographic information systems
City planning
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