Using multi-criteria analysis for the identification of spatial land-use conflicts in the Bucharest Metropolitan Area

Iojă, Cristian; Niţă, Mihai Răzvan; Vânău, Gabriel Ovidiu; Onose, Diana Andreea; Gavrilidis, Athanasios Alexandru

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.09.029

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“…Over the last 25 years, due to the boom of GIS and the gradual integration of environmental criteria in the urbanization and decision-making process, a multitude of works related to territorial planning, sustainable development, and the use of GIS have been carried out [35][36][37][38][39][40]. There have also been several planning studies, similar to this work, based on multi-criteria evaluations in which different environmental factors, such as geology, hydrology, vegetation, and topography, are analyzed and considered in the planning process [41][42][43][44][45][46][47].…”

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Multi-Criteria Analyses of Urban Planning for City Expansion: A Case Study of Zamora, Spain

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Abstract:This study has established a methodology to determine the most environmentally suitable area for the expansion of Zamora (Spain) using geographic information system (GIS) technology. The objective was to develop a GIS-based methodology for the identification of urban peripheral areas that are suitable for the accommodation of new buildings and services, that are compliant with environmental criteria, and that guarantee an adequate quality of life for the future population such that extra construction costs are avoided. The methodological core is based on two multi-criteria analyses (MCAs): MCA-1 determines areas suitable for building-the most environmentally sustainable areas that do not present risks or discomforts to the population-by analyzing the restrictive factors; MCA-2 takes the sectors that received a favorable evaluation in MCA-1, determines which of those have a lower economic overhead for construction, and analyzes the different conditioning criteria related to their pre-existing infrastructures. Finally, the location of the sectors is determined by a decision factor that satisfies some strategic need of the municipality.

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Multi-Criteria Analyses of Urban Planning for City Expansion: A Case Study of Zamora, Spain

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“…Z i represents the value of a criterion for cell i, max represents the maximum value for the criterion, and min represents the minimum value for the same criterion [47].…”

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“…Spatial multi-criteria analysis "transforms and combines geographical data and value judgments (the decision-maker's preferences) to obtain information for decision making" [44]. It is a method used by spatial planners to help decide which alternatives to implement [45], evaluate the quality of decision-making processes [46] or evaluate the consequences of implementation, such as potential land-use conflicts [47]. As decisions on how development should be performed may involve the management of conflicting goals, multi-criteria analysis has been proven to be a good method for exploring and solving complex problems [45].…”

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Are Spatial Planning Objectives Reflected in the Evolution of Urban Landscape Patterns? A Framework for the Evaluation of Spatial Planning Outcomes

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Abstract:The evaluation of spatial planning results, or outcomes, has been rather neglected by scholars and practitioners. The causes of this neglect are linked to the characteristics of the planning systems in use or difficulties in quantifying results. To advance the state of the art of outcome evaluation, this paper focuses on assessing the implementation of national spatial planning objectives in urban landscapes through the use of an evaluation framework, which makes use of spatially explicit information. The framework is built around four dimensions, which reflect the main domains of spatial planning: efficient built-up development, conservation of agricultural land, landscape preservation and human perception. Indicators that are capable of capturing landscape changes in both time and space are used to verify the degree of conformance between adopted objectives and actual development patterns. We make use of spatially explicit data, as well as assess whether and where landscape changes occurred, by integrating the framework into a multi-criteria analysis. In the present study, the framework is tested in two study areas located in Switzerland and Romania, while the results are interpreted from the perspective of spatial planning approaches in the two countries. The efficiency and utility of the framework are demonstrated by the ability to provide valuable information that facilitates improvement in the performance of planning processes, such as identifying where the implementation of objectives is less effective, and the domains of affected spatial planning. Our findings indicate that the distance between objectives and outcomes can be attributed to differences in countries' spatial planning approaches, which should also be placed into the wider economic, institutional and legislative context. Our study provides valuable insights for the integration of time series of spatial data into the evaluation procedure.Keywords: planning evaluation; conformance; urban landscape; spatial multi-criteria analysis; Romania; Switzerland The distance between intentions and outcomes is attributed to the planning strategies, along with the overall planning tradition, economic conditions and the legislative context.

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“…MCA methods have been used to prioritize urgent and immediate adaptation options during the formulation of National Adaptation Programs of Action (NAPAs) that Least Developed Countries (LDCs) developed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) [6]. Moreover, the use of MCA in the context of agricultural organic food production is sparse, and the relatively few studies that have been published are quite wide-ranging -from 'narrow' applications focusing on specific products [7] and it also used for the identification of spatial land-use conflicts in the Bucharest Metropolitan Area [8]. In addition, MCA is a popular tool in Dutch environmental impact assessment [9].…”

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Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Appropriateness of Bangkok Action Plans on Global Warming Mitigations

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2017

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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) action plans consist of 10 action plans aimed to reduce at least 15% of the total greenhouse gases emissions anticipated in the year 2012 under business as usual projection. In this study, the Multi Criteria Attribute (MCA) analysis was carried out to determine the most appropriate greenhouse gas mitigation measures for implementation in Bangkok, Thailand. Five criteria were used in this analysis included 1) mitigation potential, 2) total costs, 3) feasibility, 4) owner of benefits and 5) environmental benefits. Although, the action plan which focused on improving electricity consumption of the building and promoting electricity conservation campaign for Bangkok resident was expected to the highest reduction of greenhouse gases (2.7 million tons of CO 2 reduction). However, effort on expanding of the park area was evaluated as the most appropriate initiative when consider both of its effectiveness in reducing emissions, and its implementation cost. Carbon removal rate of trees in Bangkok's park was also evaluated through an intensive study at selected parks using data collected over the period of 10 years (2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015). It was found that the park in Bangkok could store carbon of about 1.86 tC/y (6.82 tCO 2 /y) or 0.58 tC/ha/y. These predicted results were coincided with actual outcomes evaluated from the implementation of each policy in the metropolitan area. Methodology of this study can be applied for further use in analysis and selection of appropriate measures for policy maker in other cities as well as in the national level.

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Using multi-criteria analysis for the identification of spatial land-use conflicts in the Bucharest Metropolitan Area

Cited by 102 publications

References 41 publications

Multi-Criteria Analyses of Urban Planning for City Expansion: A Case Study of Zamora, Spain

Multi-Criteria Analyses of Urban Planning for City Expansion: A Case Study of Zamora, Spain

Are Spatial Planning Objectives Reflected in the Evolution of Urban Landscape Patterns? A Framework for the Evaluation of Spatial Planning Outcomes

Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Appropriateness of Bangkok Action Plans on Global Warming Mitigations

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