Enhancing urban quality of life evaluation using spatial multi criteria analysis
Abstract Quality of Life (QoL) in urban environments represents people’s well-being and is influenced by various factors. This paper introduces an innovative approach to promote urban equity by integrating spatial analysis and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM). The proposed method focuses mainly...
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| description | Abstract Quality of Life (QoL) in urban environments represents people’s well-being and is influenced by various factors. This paper introduces an innovative approach to promote urban equity by integrating spatial analysis and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM). The proposed method focuses mainly on accessibility to urban facilities and environmental health factors. In this research, data fusion techniques were utilized to generate criteria maps for urban air pollution and heat islands, while factor analysis, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), and entropy were employed to provide a comprehensive assessment of equity related to these environmental factors in the case study area. Expert opinions, collected through the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Best–Worst Method (BWM), were refined using Dempster–Shafer theory to adjust the weights assigned to each evaluation criterion. The results highlight that access to educational facilities and green spaces significantly impacts urban equity, with respective weights of 0.189 and 0.149. Air pollution was also identified as a critical factor, with a weight of 0.152. These findings underscore the potential of this integrated approach in assessing urban livability, particularly in Tehran, Iran. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9f98281bb9e94daca9d94de2af3251042025-08-20T03:03:36ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-0115112010.1038/s41598-025-05468-1Enhancing urban quality of life evaluation using spatial multi criteria analysisAlireza Zhalehdoost0Mohammad Taleai1GIS Department, Faculty of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of TechnologyGIS Department, Faculty of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of TechnologyAbstract Quality of Life (QoL) in urban environments represents people’s well-being and is influenced by various factors. This paper introduces an innovative approach to promote urban equity by integrating spatial analysis and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM). The proposed method focuses mainly on accessibility to urban facilities and environmental health factors. In this research, data fusion techniques were utilized to generate criteria maps for urban air pollution and heat islands, while factor analysis, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), and entropy were employed to provide a comprehensive assessment of equity related to these environmental factors in the case study area. Expert opinions, collected through the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Best–Worst Method (BWM), were refined using Dempster–Shafer theory to adjust the weights assigned to each evaluation criterion. The results highlight that access to educational facilities and green spaces significantly impacts urban equity, with respective weights of 0.189 and 0.149. Air pollution was also identified as a critical factor, with a weight of 0.152. These findings underscore the potential of this integrated approach in assessing urban livability, particularly in Tehran, Iran.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-05468-1Urban quality of lifePrincipal component analysisAnalytic hierarchy processBest–Worst methodDempster–Shafer theory |
| spellingShingle | Alireza Zhalehdoost Mohammad Taleai Enhancing urban quality of life evaluation using spatial multi criteria analysis Scientific Reports Urban quality of life Principal component analysis Analytic hierarchy process Best–Worst method Dempster–Shafer theory |
| title | Enhancing urban quality of life evaluation using spatial multi criteria analysis |
| title_full | Enhancing urban quality of life evaluation using spatial multi criteria analysis |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing urban quality of life evaluation using spatial multi criteria analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing urban quality of life evaluation using spatial multi criteria analysis |
| title_short | Enhancing urban quality of life evaluation using spatial multi criteria analysis |
| title_sort | enhancing urban quality of life evaluation using spatial multi criteria analysis |
| topic | Urban quality of life Principal component analysis Analytic hierarchy process Best–Worst method Dempster–Shafer theory |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-05468-1 |
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