Geographical Information System (GIS) Based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Categorization of the Villages: In the Case of Kabul New City Villages

Abstract

Kabul is experiencing the most powerful wave of urbanization in its history. With the rapid increase of population, typical urban problems such as lowering of the groundwater table, an influx of returnees, traffic jams, deterioration of sanitation, etc., are becoming critical. In 2006, to decrease the pressure from existing Kabul and take measurements for future urbanization process, an independent board was established for the development of a new city adjacent to the existing Kabul by the name of Kabul New City (KNC). There were already 54 villages that existed there. Due to smoothly implementing the master plan and supporting the existing villages, it was necessary to prepare village development plans. As each village has its own characteristics from the urban planning perspective, therefore this research explains a method for categorization of villages through multi-criteria decision analysis; seven potential criteria were identified and rated in collaboration with experts, and Super Decision software was used as an Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) tool to weight the criteria. The final output is a map showing different categories of villages. It will assist the government and urban planners in choosing a clear strategy and platform for developing each individual village to be sustainable and applicable.

Spatial Modelling Analysis for Potential Expansion of Cipanas City Candidate Area as Autonomous City

“…The method used was GIS, which allowed users to analyse data in certain areas comprehensively and specifically (Mohammed et al, 2016;Habibi et al, 2021;Guzzini et al, 2023). This research spatially examined the condition of Cipanas City candidate area being proposed to become new autonomous city.…”

“…Land suitability analysis aims not only to isolate the best alternative but to map a suitability index for the entire area under investigation (Kumar & Biswas, 2013). For suitability analysis, GIS is widely applied in the preparation of various data sets, including slope, drainage density, elevation, as well as to calculate proximity distances, overlay data sets, and analyse the results (Habibi et al, 2021). This research assessed the suitability of regional development for areas suitable as capital in Cipanas City.…”

Urban Development and Waste Management Planning in Kabul New City, Afghanistan: a Case Study

“…The KNC project is located in the northwestern part of Kabul city at 69°.36'.18'' longitude, 34°.20'42'' latitude, and an elevation of 1,847 m. The project covers an area of approximately 740 km 2 . There are approximately 54 villages within the KNC boundary, some of which have been destroyed or are no longer in existence, and approximately 140,000 people live within its borders (Habibi et al, 2021). 2020) stated that the amount of MSW produced in the city is predicted to increase to 3,300 tonnes per day by 2025, with a per capita production of 0.61 kg/day.…”

GIS-Based Cropland Suitability Prediction Using Machine Learning: A Novel Approach to Sustainable Agricultural Production

“…A common feature of all weighting methods is that the sum of all weights equals 1, which means 100% of the influence of the selected abiotic input criteria on suitability. Previous studies have highlighted the advantages of the AHP in terms of flexibility and simplicity [62][63][64], leading to its preferred use in cropland suitability studies (Table 2). The Web of Science Core Collection search was performed for the articles matching the topic of "land suitability" AND ("crop" OR "agriculture" OR "farming") AND the method name, as stated in Table 2.…”