Essays about: "Land-use suitability"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 21 essays containing the words Land-use suitability.

1. 11. 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

3. 12. Department of Real estate and Construction management

   University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

   Author : Mehmet Ruusuvirta; Thomas Lundgren; [2014]
   Keywords : Land-use planning; Construction; Property development; Fysisk planering; Byggande; Fastighetsutveckling;

   Abstract : In Sweden there is a situation where buildings are constructed at a relatively low rate, while the need for more households is growing relatively quickly. In this thesis the following surveys are conducted; we want to investigate the time required for each process, how the number of building permits for each plan evolve during the process and the number of investigations carried out in connection with the process. READ MORE

4. 13. Environmental Impact Assessments in Detailed Development Plan Processes: An Adequacy Analysis

   University essay from Biologi; Tekniska högskolan

   Author : Alexandra Persson; [2014]
   Keywords : Environmental Impact Assessment; Detailed Development Plan process; Environmental Code; Swedish Planning and Building Act; EIA actors; Environment; Decision making.;

   Abstract : A detailed development plan (DDP) is a legally binding plan that regulates the municipalities land use on a detailed level. The purpose with the DDP is to evaluate the suitability for development on land access, in order for municipalities to manage spatial planning and minimize environmental harm. READ MORE

5. 14. Water harvesting in Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan region, Iraq : detection of suitable sites using geographic information system and remote sensing

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Hasan Hameed; [2013]
   Keywords : multi criteria evaluation; geographic information system; remote sensing; analytic hierarchy process; macro catchment rainwater harvesting; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The drought effects on Iraq, and specifically on the Kurdistan region, is on the rise due to the climate change. Management of the water resources has become necessary to solve this problem. READ MORE

6. 15. SPATIAL MCDA FOR FINDING SUITABLE AREAS FOR HOUSING CONSTRUCTION

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Samhällsbyggnad, GIS

   Author : Stephen Ogba Agbauduta; [2013]
   Keywords : Method; Suitability; Area; Statistics; Residential;

   Abstract : Demand for residential houses in urban areas has become a major problem facing town planners today. With the high increase in urbanization due to the increase in population, residential houses are becoming more difficult to find. Planners aim at developing new ideas to combat the high increase in the demand for residential buildings. READ MORE