Optimum Location of Neighbourhood Parks in Bonab City Using Analytic Network Process (ANP)

Type Journal Article - Journal of Civil Engineering and Urbanism
Title Optimum Location of Neighbourhood Parks in Bonab City Using Analytic Network Process (ANP)
Author(s)
Volume 2
Issue 6
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2012
Page numbers 226-234
URL http://www.ojceu.ir/main/attachments/article/20/JCEU, B 40 226-234.pdf
Abstract
The study aims at qualifying the new sites, which are consistent with the relevant
construction standards, for building neighbourhood parks. Accordingly, the Analytic Network Process
(ANP) was employed. In this technique, the relationships among various elements and clusters are examined
with the aim of finding the optimum site. Hence, the eleven elements namely land area, population density
(people per km2), household density, household dimension, slope, the distance between the site and the
residential, cultural and educational centres, access to major thoroughfares and roads, the distance away
from rivers and watercourses, the distance away from the present parks and green spaces. Decision-Making
Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method was used to define the relationships among the
mentioned elements and then the pair wise comparisons were conducted using questionnaires. Finally, Super
Decisions was used to measure the final coefficients of all elements. The spatial information of all elements
including their impacts on park building were classified using Arc GIS and then the weights gained from
ANP were applied to them and eventually the final map was depicted. The results suggests that some parts
of districts 1, 4, 7, 9, and 13 in Bonab City are the best sites for building neighbourhood parks which must
be considered in the urban planning projects

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