Site Selection of Urban Parks Based on Fuzzy-Analytic Hierarchy Process (F-AHP): A Case Study of Nanjing, China

Chenying Li, Tiantian Zhang, Xi Wang and Zefeng Lian ()
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Chenying Li: Department of Landscape Technology, Suzhou Agricultural Vocational and Technical College, Suzhou 215008, China
Tiantian Zhang: Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
Xi Wang: Department of Architecture, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210024, China
Zefeng Lian: Department of Landscape Architecture, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215011, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 20, 1-27

Abstract: The scientific siting of urban parks is critical for sustainable urban environment development, and this study aimed to identify suitable areas for future urban parks in Nanjing, China. This study has integrated geographic information systems (GIS) and fuzzy hierarchical analysis (F-AHP) in order to evaluate the suitability of the site selection of urban parks in Nanjing, China. Different physical, natural, environmental, accessibility, and human activity factors were evaluated in order to assess the suitability of a park site. The results revealed that 5% were highly suitable for urban park site selection, 36% were more suitable, 32% were moderately suitable, 19% were less suitable, and 8% were unsuitable for urban park site selection. The findings suggest that the areas that are highly suitable for urban park placement are located in the western and eastern parts of Nanjing. Carbon storage was the most important factor in the suitability of urban park site selection, followed by the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and the heat-island effect. The methodology that has been adopted in this study helps to improve the methodological framework of combining F-AHP and GIS; in addition, generating urban park site selection maps assists planners and decision-makers in making scientific site selection decisions.

Keywords: multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA); sustainable development; triangular fuzzy number; once-at-a-time (OAT) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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