Evaluating the ecological capability of urban, rural and industrial development and estimating the current settlement of these areas using GIS in Larestan County, Iran
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2281-4485/15660Keywords:
evaluation of ecological capability, Larestan county, GIS, use of urban, rural and industrial developmentAbstract
The importance of using rational and systematic methods in the management and optimal use of resources, especially natural resources, is clear to everyone. Improper development of residential and industrial areas leads to the destruction of agricultural lands and natural resources and expansion towards vulnerable areas, such as flood basins and inappropriate slopes, which in fact causes the ecological balance and stability of the land to be disrupted. The necessity of evaluating the ecological capability of urban, rural and industrial development is to objectify the capability of the expected land. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the ecological capability of Larestan County for urban, rural and industrial development. In this regard, the county of Larestan was evaluated using information layers and summarizing them using GIS technology. The evaluation results were presented in two relatively suitable (2) and unsuitable (3) classes. In addition, in this research, the percentage of suitability classes in the estimation of the current establishment of urban, rural and industrial uses was done by superimposing urban polygonal layers, points of villages and industrial areas of the county on the ecological suitability map, and the status of these areas was determined. According to the obtained results, most of the urban, rural and industrial areas are in the third or unsuitable class. In the survey conducted in the rural areas of Larestan county, a large number of villages (83.33%) are placed in the third or unsuitable class, which are scattered throughout the county. 57.3% of the area of urban areas are placed in the 3rd or unsuitable class. The industries of Larestan county are mostly placed in the third or unsuitable class (76.92%), this actually shows that the establishment of industries in Larestan county has not been paid attention to the ecological capability and this can lead to environmental damage. This improper establishment shows that both the industries themselves may be harmed and the industries can cause serious harm to the environment.
References
AKINCI H., ÖZALP A.Y., TURGUT B. (2013) Agricultural land use suitability analysis using GIS and AHP technique. Computers and electronics in agriculture, 97:71-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2013.07.006
ALAVI PANAH S. K., DE DAPPER M., GOOSSENS R., MASOUDI M. (2001) The Use of TM Thermal Band for Land Cover/Land Use Mapping in Two Different Environmental Conditions of Iran. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 3(1):27-36. https://20.1001.1.16807073.2001.3.1.2.5
ASADIFARD E., MASOUDI M., AFZALI S.F., FALLAH SHAMSI S.R. (2019) Evaluating the ecological potential for rangeland use by various land-use planning methods in Firozabad County. Rangeland, 13:14–25.
BALI A., MONAVARI S., RIAZI B., KHORASANI N., ZARKESH M., KHEIRKHAH M. (2015) A spatial decision support system for ecotourism development in Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests ecoregion. Boletim de Ciências Geodésicas, 21:340-353. https://doi.org/ 10.1590/S1982-21702015000200001
BEHESHTI Z., MONAVARI M. (2017) Evaluating Ecological Capability of Urban Land-Use through Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) and GIS: A Case Study of Sahand. Geography and Urban Space Development, 4(1): 41-55. https://doi.org/10.22067/ gusd.v4i1.25904
CERVERO R. (2020) Urban development on railway-served land: Lessons and opportunities for the developing world.
CHANG K.T. (2016) Geographic information system. International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment and Technology: People, the Earth, Environment and Technology, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0152
DAI F., LEE C., ZHANG X. (2001) GIS-based geo-environmental evaluation for urban land-use planning: a case study. Engineering geology, 61(4): 257-271. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0013-7952(01)00028-X
DELLA SPINA L. (2020) Adaptive sustainable reuse for cultural heritage: A multiple criteria decision aiding approach supporting urban development processes. Sustainability, 12(4):1363. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041363
HANDAYANTO R. T., TRIPATHI N.K., KIM S.M., GUHA S. (2017). Achieving a sustainable urban form through land use optimisation: insights from Bekasi City’s land-use plain (2010–2030). Sustainability, 9(2):221. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9020221
JAHANTIGH H.R., MASOUDI M., JOKAR P. (2019) A quantitative approach to land use planning using GIS – A case study of Chabahar County, Iran. European Journal of Environmental Sciences, 9 (1):12–20. https://doi.org/ 10. 14712/23361964.2019.2
JOKAR P., MASOUDI M., KARIMI F. (2021) An MCE-based innovative approach to evaluating ecotourism suitability using GIS. Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica, 47 (2): 545-556. doi:10.18172/cig.4291
KAZEMI H., AKINCI H. (2018) A land use suitability model for rainfed farming by Multi-criteria Decision-making Analysis (MCDA) and Geographic Information System (GIS). Ecological engineering, 116:1-6 .https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.02.021
MAKHDOUM M. DARWISH SEFAT A.A. JAAFARZADEH H., MAKHDOUM A. (2009) Environmental assessment and planning using geographic information systems. Tehran. Tehran University Press, 304 pages.
MAKHDOUM M. (2006) Principles of Land use planning. 7th edn University of Tehran, 289 pages.
MASOUDI M., JOKAR P. (2015) Land-use planning using a quantitative model and geographic information system (GIS) in Shiraz Township, Iran. Ecopersia, 3:959–974. https://20.1001.1.23222700.2015.3.2.1.7
MASOUDI M., JOKAR P., RAMAZANI POOR E. (2020) A GIS-based quantitative model for land use planning in Larestan County, Iran. EQA-International Journal of Environmental Quality, 40:19-30. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2281-4485/10433
MASOUDI M., JOKAR P., SADEGHI M (2017) Land Use Planning using a Quantitative model and Geographic Information System (GIS) in Darab County, Iran. Journal of Materials and Environmental Sciences, 8: 2975-2985.
MOHAMMADI S., KHASHAYAR Q., SEIDEH S. (2016) sustainable urban development; Global approach with local solutions, a case study: Investigating the criteria of sustainability in the traditional architecture of Yazd city. Shabak, 26(2):87-100.
MOLINA-TORRES R., NOLASCO-JÁUREGUI O., RODRIGUEZ-TORRES E., ITZÁ-ORTIZ B., QUEZA-DA-TÉLLEZ L. (2021) A comparative analysis of urban development, economic level, and COVID-19 cases in Mexico City. Journal of Urban Management, 10(3): 265-274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jum.2021.06.007
PALLER J.W. (2021) Everyday politics and sustainable urban development in the Global South. Area Development and Policy, 6(3): 319-336. https://doi.org/10.1080/23792949.2020.1799716
PENDRI R., NEJAD M., BAKSHI (2017). Measuring the relative efficiency of the country's provinces in terms of human development with the approach of network data coverage analysis. Scientific Quarterly Journal of Economic Growth and Development Research, 8(29):111-126.
RAGHEB A., ALY R., AHMED G. (2022) Toward sustainable urban development of historical cities: Case study of Fouh City, Egypt. Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 13(1), 101520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2021.06.006
RAHAI H., ISTALAJI A., RANJBAR M., SHARIAT PANAHI M.V. (2019) The role of desert tourism in rural development (case study of Garmsar city). Scientific and Research Quarterly of New Attitudes in Human Geography, 12(1):1-26.
RAHIMI H., BEHZADFAR M., ZIARI K. (2020) Review and analysis of urban structure with emphasis on sustainable development using the AHP method. Journal of New Attitudes in Human Geography, 12(1):683-704.
REZAPOOR ANDABILI N., MIRSANJARI M. (2020) Evaluation of Ecological Capability of Ahar, Kalibar and Varzeghan Cities for Urban Development. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 22(2):107-116 https://doi.org/10.22034/JEST.2020.31239.3955
RITCHIE H., ROSER M. (2018) Urbanization. Our world in data.
ROMANO G., DAL SASSO P., LIUZZI G. T., GENTILE F. (2015) Multi-criteria decision analysis for land suitability mapping in a rural area of Southern Italy. Land use policy, 48, 131-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.landusepol.2015.05.013
SHAFAQI V., BEKDELI S. (2017) Assessment of sustainable urban development in the northeastern area of Mashhad metropolis. Geography and Environmental Studies, 6(23):103-118.
VAN BEUZEKOM I., GIBESCU M., SLOOTWEG J. (2015) A review of multi-energy system planning and optimization tools for sustainable urban development. 2015 IEEE Eindhoven PowerTech, 1-7. https://doi.org/ 10.1109/PTC.2015.7232360.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2022 Mohammad Reza Khanbazi, Nima Masoudi, Masoud Masoudi
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
