Essays about: "GIS-based multi-criteria analysis"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 25 essays containing the words GIS-based multi-criteria analysis.

  1. 16. Selecting Housing Development Sites using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) : A Case Study of Guangzhou, China

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Da Wei; Yijie Ding; [2015]
    Keywords : Guangzhou; housing development; site selection; GIS; multi-criteria decision analysis; analytic hierarchy process;

    Abstract : Planning is of vital importance for the development urban areas to facilitate sustainable economic growth and social functions. The traditional, manual ways of planning that depend on biophysical data and use a hierarchical approach are no longer appropriate for site choice since information is rapidly updated today. READ MORE

  3. 17. Urban land-use planning using Geographical Information System and Analytical Hierarchy Process : case study Dhaka city

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Kazi Masel Ullah; [2014]
    Keywords : land-use planning; AHP; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; GIS; urban planning; land suitability; Dhaka city; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Urban land-use planning, which is a useful tool for the sustainable development of a city, is a complex decision making process. However, the modern GIS technologies facilitate such complex jobs in two ways – (i) GIS allows to work with large numbr of datasets, (ii) a number of methods, techniques or models could be embeded in GIS for land-use suitability analysis. READ MORE

  4. 18. Multi-criteria GIS analysis for siting of small wind power plants : a case study from Berlin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Laura Drews; [2012]
    Keywords : geography; geographical information system; GIS; renewable energy; wind power; overlay analysis; Berlin; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Scientific summary One of the main issues to be solved for the 21st century is the energy generation from renewable sources. In particular, wind energy has a large potential and is one of the most advanced technologies currently available. READ MORE

  5. 19. Best living neighbourhood in the city : a GIS based multi criteria evaluation of ArRiyadh City

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Qaisar Nadeem; [2012]
    Keywords : physical geography; geography; GIS; accessibility; network analysis; MCE; ArRiyadh; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : ArRiyadh city is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. It hosts almost five million people from different parts of the world and different parts of the country. The city is facing heavy migration pressure therefore the living conditions in the different parts of the city are different. READ MORE

  6. 20. GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Analysis for Hostital Selection in Haidian District of Beijing

    University essay from Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Jie Wu; Lina Zhou; [2012]
    Keywords : Hospital Site Selection; GIS-Based MCA; AHP; ROM; Necessity test; Sensitivity tests;

    Abstract : China has the largest population and the fastest growing economy in the world. The general public's demand for health is rising promptly with the improvement of the living standard. READ MORE