GIS Multi-Criteria Analysis by Ordered Weighted Averaging (OWA): Toward an Integrated Citrus Management Strategy

Autor: Mohsen Alizadeh, Saro Lee, Mohammadreza Karami, Philip Kibet Langat, Himan Shahabi, Hasan Zabihi, Anuar Ahmad, Mohamad Nor Said
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Geographic information system
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
AHP
Computer science
Process (engineering)
lcsh:TJ807-830
Geography
Planning and Development
lcsh:Renewable energy sources
Analytic hierarchy process
010501 environmental sciences
Management
Monitoring
Policy and Law
computer.software_genre
01 natural sciences
Set (abstract data type)
Multi criteria
land evaluation
Production (economics)
lcsh:Environmental sciences
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
lcsh:GE1-350
Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment
business.industry
lcsh:Environmental effects of industries and plants
GIS
Multiple-criteria decision analysis
Management strategy
citrus mapping
lcsh:TD194-195
ordered weighted averaging (OWA)
multi-criteria analysis (MCA)
Data mining
business
computer
Decision analysis
Zdroj: Sustainability, Vol 11, Iss 4, p 1009 (2019)
Sustainability
Volume 11
Issue 4
ISSN: 2071-1050
DOI: 10.3390/su11041009
Popis: This study proposes a site location assessment model for citrus cropland using multi-criteria evaluation (MCE) and the combination of a set of factors for suitability mapping and delineating the suitable areas for citrus production in Ramsar, Iran. It defines an incorporated method for the suitability mapping of the most appropriate sites for citrus cultivars with an emphasis on the multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) process. The combination of geographic information system (GIS) and a modified version of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) based on the ordered weighted averaging (OWA) technique is also emphasized. The OWA is based on two principles, namely: the weights of relative criterion significance and the order weights. Therefore, the participatory technique was employed to outline the set of standards and the important criterion. The results derived from the GIS&ndash
OWA technique indicate that the cultivation of citrus is feasible only in limited areas, which make up 6.7% of the total area near the Caspian Sea. This investigation has shown that the GIS&ndash
OWA model can be integrated into MCDA to select the optimal site for citrus production. The present research highlights how multi-criteria in GIS can play a considerable role in decision making for evaluating the suitability of selected sites for citrus production.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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