Analysis of the Suitable and Low-CostSites for Industrial LandUsing Multi Criteria Evaluation:A Case of Panzhihua, China

Abstract: With the rapid industrial development, the Geographic Information System (GIS) and Multi CriteriaEvaluation (MCE) have been widely used to analysis the land utilization. In this project, the area ofPanzhihua was chosen to conduct the industrial suitability and economic land analysis. GIS analysis wasperformed to investigate the suitability and cost of land using various data such as DEM and various landuseinformation. The most important spatial analysis techniques used in this project are Multi Criteria Evaluationand a dual equation. Costs associated with terrain conditions (slope), green land, build up area, factories,streets, country road, highway, railway and water body were derived from virtual costs that are used toidentify the relative costs of all criteria. The suitability- cost ratio was performed incorporating with the landsuitability map and land cost map to identify the suitable-low cost industrial siting.