Multi-criteria spatial decision analysis for demarcation of greenway: A case study of the city of Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil

Multipurpose greenway planning for changing cities: A framework integrating priorities and a least-cost path model

“…Development of greenways in proximity to water is an efficient way to maintain natural areas around rivers and protect water bodies (Giordano & Riedel, 2008;Wang, Wang, Gong, Liu, & Zhang, 2006). In this research, Wuhan's numerous lakes, rivers and streams were understood as central pillars for the sustainable development of the city.…”

Enhancing biodiversity at business sites: What are the options, and which of these do stakeholders prefer?

“…Although MCA techniques have been employed in (urban) land-use studies (e.g. Saroinsong et al, 2007;Giordano and Riedel, 2008), they have not been applied to the question of how to combine economic and biodiversity interests at business and industrial sites. The aim of this study is to illustrate how an MCA framework for sustainable business sites might be used to analyze how biodiversity can be enhanced at a business site.…”

Development of sustainable urban green areas in Egyptian new cities: The case of El-Sadat City

“…The application of this tool, integrated with a constant feedback by the public administration, has provided an effective method to solve the complicated decision making on land-use and urban planning. Giordano and Riedel (2008) used SMCE method in a GIS environment for demarcation of river greenways in Sao Paulo, Brazil. They elaborated a suitability map for the allocation of the greenway and identifying areas for leisure activities, and ecologically important areas.…”

“…This agrees with Jim and Chen (2003) that planning parks and other public green spaces at the city scale reflects a beneficial strategy for planning green structure. Such parks and public green spaces can be closely linked by green corri- dors, such as road green ways, in the manner suggested by Giordano and Riedel (2008). These parks are classified into two categories according to scale and function: large-scale and small-scale parks.…”