Land suitability analysis for Tabriz County, Iran: a multi-criteria evaluation approach using GIS

• Published in: Journal of environmental planning and management Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 1 - 23
• Main Authors: Feizizadeh, Bakhtiar, Blaschke, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 2013; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: agricultural potential; Agricultural production; Agricultural products; agricultural resources; Agriculture; Authority; Climatic conditions; climatic factors; Decision making; Decision making models; Demand; Dryland farming; expert opinion; Geographic information systems; Geographical information systems; GIS; GIS-Multi-Criteria Decision Making; Investigation; Iran; Irrigation; Land; Land resources; land suitability; land suitability analysis; Land use; Land use planning; land use/land cover; Land utilization; multi-criteria decision making; Multiple criteria decision making; Production; Regional; remote sensing; Resource utilization; Satellites; soil; Soils; stakeholders; Studies; Tabriz County; Water; Water availability; Iran; Tabriz Iran

In our research we investigated the optimal utilization of land resources for agricultural production in Tabriz County, Iran. A GIS-based Multi Criteria Decision Making land suitability analysis was performed. Hereby, several suitability factors including soils, climatic conditions, and water availa...