Use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Technique for Land-use Analysis

The AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) is a useful tool in decision making method for land-use planning. Hillside development often contains environmental constraints because of hilly topography. Planners and decision makers have a limited opportunity to implement innovative approaches in land-use pla...

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Main Authors: Imtiaz Ahmed Chandio, Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur, Fareed Ahmed Memon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mehran University of Engineering and Technology 2014-10-01
Series:Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology
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Online Access:http://publications.muet.edu.pk/research_papers/pdf/pdf970.pdf
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author Imtiaz Ahmed Chandio
Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur
Fareed Ahmed Memon
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description The AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) is a useful tool in decision making method for land-use planning. Hillside development often contains environmental constraints because of hilly topography. Planners and decision makers have a limited opportunity to implement innovative approaches in land-use planning decision making process. This paper discusses on a possible MCDA (Multi Criteria Decision Analysis) method of land suitability analysis for sustainable hillside development. A hierarchical structure model is developed for the land suitability analysis. Land-use planners can get benefit from MCDA techniques for hillside development projects and various kinds of land-use planning problems. Criteria are prioritized by the experts and a number of sub-criteria are set in order to select the best alternatives for sustainable hillside development by using AHP method. Various techniques and modules are available that can check uncertainty of a computed final decision by experts. CR (Consistency Ratio) method is used to examine the uncertainty in decision obtained by the experts. If CR is more than required CR standards that it can revise weights with minor changes in criteria judgements to check uncertainty in decision-making of land suitability analysis. The AHP steps can be used by using the EC (Expert Choice) decision support software automatically or manually. This paper intends to introduce MCDA as a policy design tool for planners and decision makers like an AHP application in land-use planning
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spelling doaj.art-753c07bd6ebd415eb9baa5b98d408b7c2022-12-22T01:17:16ZengMehran University of Engineering and TechnologyMehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology0254-78212413-72192014-10-01334471475Use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Technique for Land-use AnalysisImtiaz Ahmed Chandio0Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur1Fareed Ahmed Memon2Department of City and Regional Planning, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, PakistanDepartment of City and Regional Planning, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, PakistanDepartment of Civil Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro, PakistanThe AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) is a useful tool in decision making method for land-use planning. Hillside development often contains environmental constraints because of hilly topography. Planners and decision makers have a limited opportunity to implement innovative approaches in land-use planning decision making process. This paper discusses on a possible MCDA (Multi Criteria Decision Analysis) method of land suitability analysis for sustainable hillside development. A hierarchical structure model is developed for the land suitability analysis. Land-use planners can get benefit from MCDA techniques for hillside development projects and various kinds of land-use planning problems. Criteria are prioritized by the experts and a number of sub-criteria are set in order to select the best alternatives for sustainable hillside development by using AHP method. Various techniques and modules are available that can check uncertainty of a computed final decision by experts. CR (Consistency Ratio) method is used to examine the uncertainty in decision obtained by the experts. If CR is more than required CR standards that it can revise weights with minor changes in criteria judgements to check uncertainty in decision-making of land suitability analysis. The AHP steps can be used by using the EC (Expert Choice) decision support software automatically or manually. This paper intends to introduce MCDA as a policy design tool for planners and decision makers like an AHP application in land-use planninghttp://publications.muet.edu.pk/research_papers/pdf/pdf970.pdfAnalytic Hierarchy ProcessLand suitabilityHillsidesExpert Choice.
spellingShingle Imtiaz Ahmed Chandio
Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur
Fareed Ahmed Memon
Use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Technique for Land-use Analysis
Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology
Analytic Hierarchy Process
Land suitability
Hillsides
Expert Choice.
title Use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Technique for Land-use Analysis
title_full Use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Technique for Land-use Analysis
title_fullStr Use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Technique for Land-use Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Technique for Land-use Analysis
title_short Use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Technique for Land-use Analysis
title_sort use of the analytic hierarchy process technique for land use analysis
topic Analytic Hierarchy Process
Land suitability
Hillsides
Expert Choice.
url http://publications.muet.edu.pk/research_papers/pdf/pdf970.pdf
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