Industrial site selection by GIS in Isfahan, Iran

10.5937/jaes12-4938 = GIS based multi-criteria decision analysis for industrial site selection: The state of the art

“…The fi rst order weight is assigned to the highest weighted attribute values for each location, the second order weight to the second highest values, and so on (Drobne et al, 2009). Geographic information systems have been used to identify suitable areas for industry using multicriteria evaluation method called Boolean logic for producing suitability maps (Reisi et al, 2011 Unfortunately, there is not enough scientifi c research on industrial site selection fi led that would cover all the important aspects of decision making on a comprehensive way.…”

Land suitability assessment for locating industrial parks: a hybrid multi criteria decision‐making approach using Geographical Information System

“…Urban development almost always occurs together with industrial development. Although industrial parks have a great effect on economic and employment issues, they may also put the environment at great risk because of the concentration of environmental effects of the industries collocated in one area (Fernández and Ruiz, 2009;Reisi et al, 2011).…”

“…A key aspect of strategic and logistical decision making for planning authorities is industries' location allocation (Atthirawong and MacCarthy, 2001;Reisi et al, 2011). Site selection is defined as finding the most suitable locations for establishing a project in terms of socioeconomic and environmental conditions (Reisi et al, 2011;Ruiz et al, 2012). Choosing a suitable site is a decision with grave possible effects on the profit or loss of the project in question.…”

“…The location of industrial areas is an important factor in regional planning because of the environmental and economic effects these kinds of decisions have on a territory (Ruiz et al, 2012). In order to coordinate socioeconomic benefits and environmental sustainability, a wide range of factors must be taken into account when deciding on the location of an industrial park (Reisi et al, 2011). Easy access to transportation and communication infrastructures, the availability of an appropriate workforce, and closeness to main markets and raw materials remain among the main parameters.…”

“…The selection process for industrial parks is therefore a multi criteria decision-making (MCDM) problem. Multiple criteria decision analysis helps decision makers to find better solutions by applying various methods (Fernández and Ruiz, 2009;Løken, 2007;Reisi et al, 2011). The definition of a Decision Support System (DSS) is 'a system that helps decision makers to solve problems ill-structured through direct interaction with information and analysis models by means of computer ' (McNurlin et al, 2008).…”