Site suitability analysis of urban green parks in Ranchi city using GIS–AHP based multi-criteria decision analysis
Purpose – The presence of green spaces plays a vital role in promoting urban sustainability. Urban green parks (UGPs) help create sustainable cities while providing fundamental ecological functions. However, rapid urbanization has destroyed crucial green areas in Ranchi City, endangering inhabitants...
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| author | Md Saharik Joy Priyanka Jha Pawan Kumar Yadav Taruna Bansal Pankaj Rawat Shehnaz Begam |
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| description | Purpose – The presence of green spaces plays a vital role in promoting urban sustainability. Urban green parks (UGPs) help create sustainable cities while providing fundamental ecological functions. However, rapid urbanization has destroyed crucial green areas in Ranchi City, endangering inhabitants’ health. This study aims to locate current UGPs and predict future UGP sites in Ranchi City, Jharkhand. Design/methodology/approach – It uses geographic information system (GIS) and analytical hierarchical process (AHP) to evaluate potential UGP sites. It involves the active participation of urban communities to ensure that the UGPs are designed to meet dweller’s needs. The site suitability assessment is based on several parameters, including the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), land use and land cover (LULC), population distribution, PM 2.5 levels and the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. The integration of these factors enables an evaluation of potential UGP’s sites. Findings – The findings of this research reveal that 54.39% of the evaluated areas are unsuitable, 15.55% are less suitable, 12.76% are moderately suitable, 11.52% are highly suitable and 5.78% are very highly suitable for UGPs site selection. These results emphasize that the middle and outer regions of Ranchi City are the most favorable locations for establishing UGPs. The NDVI is the most important element in UGP site appropriateness, followed by LULC, population distribution, PM 2.5 levels and the UHI effect. Originality/value – This study improves the process of integrating AHP and GIS, and UGPs site selection maps help urban planners and decision-makers make better choices for Ranchi City’s sustainability and greenness. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-53a489a5bbd34bd5a0c3856d5a6110172025-08-20T03:12:16ZengEmerald PublishingUrbanization, Sustainability and Society2976-89932024-12-011116919810.1108/USS-10-2023-0008Site suitability analysis of urban green parks in Ranchi city using GIS–AHP based multi-criteria decision analysisMd Saharik Joy0Priyanka Jha1Pawan Kumar Yadav2Taruna Bansal3Pankaj Rawat4Shehnaz Begam5Department of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, IndiaPurpose – The presence of green spaces plays a vital role in promoting urban sustainability. Urban green parks (UGPs) help create sustainable cities while providing fundamental ecological functions. However, rapid urbanization has destroyed crucial green areas in Ranchi City, endangering inhabitants’ health. This study aims to locate current UGPs and predict future UGP sites in Ranchi City, Jharkhand. Design/methodology/approach – It uses geographic information system (GIS) and analytical hierarchical process (AHP) to evaluate potential UGP sites. It involves the active participation of urban communities to ensure that the UGPs are designed to meet dweller’s needs. The site suitability assessment is based on several parameters, including the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), land use and land cover (LULC), population distribution, PM 2.5 levels and the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. The integration of these factors enables an evaluation of potential UGP’s sites. Findings – The findings of this research reveal that 54.39% of the evaluated areas are unsuitable, 15.55% are less suitable, 12.76% are moderately suitable, 11.52% are highly suitable and 5.78% are very highly suitable for UGPs site selection. These results emphasize that the middle and outer regions of Ranchi City are the most favorable locations for establishing UGPs. The NDVI is the most important element in UGP site appropriateness, followed by LULC, population distribution, PM 2.5 levels and the UHI effect. Originality/value – This study improves the process of integrating AHP and GIS, and UGPs site selection maps help urban planners and decision-makers make better choices for Ranchi City’s sustainability and greenness.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/USS-10-2023-0008/full/pdfUrban green parks (UGPs)Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA)Sustainable developmentAnalytical hierarchical process (AHP)Ranchi city |
| spellingShingle | Md Saharik Joy Priyanka Jha Pawan Kumar Yadav Taruna Bansal Pankaj Rawat Shehnaz Begam Site suitability analysis of urban green parks in Ranchi city using GIS–AHP based multi-criteria decision analysis Urbanization, Sustainability and Society Urban green parks (UGPs) Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) Sustainable development Analytical hierarchical process (AHP) Ranchi city |
| title | Site suitability analysis of urban green parks in Ranchi city using GIS–AHP based multi-criteria decision analysis |
| title_full | Site suitability analysis of urban green parks in Ranchi city using GIS–AHP based multi-criteria decision analysis |
| title_fullStr | Site suitability analysis of urban green parks in Ranchi city using GIS–AHP based multi-criteria decision analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Site suitability analysis of urban green parks in Ranchi city using GIS–AHP based multi-criteria decision analysis |
| title_short | Site suitability analysis of urban green parks in Ranchi city using GIS–AHP based multi-criteria decision analysis |
| title_sort | site suitability analysis of urban green parks in ranchi city using gis ahp based multi criteria decision analysis |
| topic | Urban green parks (UGPs) Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) Sustainable development Analytical hierarchical process (AHP) Ranchi city |
| url | https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/USS-10-2023-0008/full/pdf |
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