A gis-based approach for spatially-explicit sustainable development assessments in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
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A gis-based approach for spatially-explicit sustainable development assessments in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. / Mohamadzadeh, Parviz; Pourmoradian, Samereh; Feizizadeh, Bakhtiar; Sharifi, Ayyoob; Vogdrup-Schmidt, Mathias.
In: Sustainability, Vol. 12, No. 24, 10413, 2020.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - A gis-based approach for spatially-explicit sustainable development assessments in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
AU - Mohamadzadeh, Parviz
AU - Pourmoradian, Samereh
AU - Feizizadeh, Bakhtiar
AU - Sharifi, Ayyoob
AU - Vogdrup-Schmidt, Mathias
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - We propose an efficient integrated approach of spatial decision-making systems and geographical information science for spatially explicit sustainable development mapping. The approach was developed, and its efficiency examined for sustainability assessment in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. To achieve this goal, sustainable development indicators were employed through GIS decision rule and spatial analysis. Accordingly, 13 main criteria and 44 sub-criteria were identified and prepared as GIS dataset. The fuzzy analytical network process (FANP) method was employed to derive the criteria weights and their significance. We also applied the Global Sensitivity Analysis (GSA) for minimizing the uncertainties associated with the FANP weights. The Ordered Weighted Averaging (OWA) method was applied to aggregate the indicators and develop the sustainable development maps. Results confirmed that integrated GIS-based decision rules can be applied for any sustainable development mapping efficiently. Results of this research present an approach for sustainable development assessment and can be applied for similar research effectually. In the case of East Azerbaijan Province, the detailed results represent the unbalanced sustainable development within the different counties of this province. This requires taking necessary actions to ensure more balanced and just economic development in the province. The degree of sustainable development shows a significant spatial correlation with the industrial activities, employment, demography, poverty and infrastructure properties. The obtained results are of great importance for decision makers to identify efficient approaches in light of sustainable development mapping.
AB - We propose an efficient integrated approach of spatial decision-making systems and geographical information science for spatially explicit sustainable development mapping. The approach was developed, and its efficiency examined for sustainability assessment in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. To achieve this goal, sustainable development indicators were employed through GIS decision rule and spatial analysis. Accordingly, 13 main criteria and 44 sub-criteria were identified and prepared as GIS dataset. The fuzzy analytical network process (FANP) method was employed to derive the criteria weights and their significance. We also applied the Global Sensitivity Analysis (GSA) for minimizing the uncertainties associated with the FANP weights. The Ordered Weighted Averaging (OWA) method was applied to aggregate the indicators and develop the sustainable development maps. Results confirmed that integrated GIS-based decision rules can be applied for any sustainable development mapping efficiently. Results of this research present an approach for sustainable development assessment and can be applied for similar research effectually. In the case of East Azerbaijan Province, the detailed results represent the unbalanced sustainable development within the different counties of this province. This requires taking necessary actions to ensure more balanced and just economic development in the province. The degree of sustainable development shows a significant spatial correlation with the industrial activities, employment, demography, poverty and infrastructure properties. The obtained results are of great importance for decision makers to identify efficient approaches in light of sustainable development mapping.
KW - Integrated approach
KW - Multicriteria decision analysis
KW - Sensitivity analysis
KW - Sustainability mapping
KW - Sustainable development assessment
U2 - 10.3390/su122410413
DO - 10.3390/su122410413
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85097673161
VL - 12
JO - Sustainability
JF - Sustainability
SN - 2071-1050
IS - 24
M1 - 10413
ER -
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