Optimal Location of Service Uses Using a Fuzzy Combined Model and Geographic Information System (Case Study: Kerman City)

Abstract

Taking up a large amount of urban space, service uses are regarded as one of the city's most crucial service hubs. As a result, it is crucial to make sure that service uses are situated in the city in the right places. The location of service uses in Kerman City is intended to be optimized by this study. In order to achieve its goal, this study uses a combined methodology that combines survey and documentary methods. Residents of Kerman City, city officials, and academic elites make up the research's statistical population. 384 people make up the sample size, and the sampling technique is random. As a result, the Geographic Information System (GIS) and the fuzzy combined model DANP for the ideal location of service uses have been used to analyze the current state of service uses in Kerman City. The current distribution of service uses within Kerman City's hierarchical structure was found to be appropriate after an analysis of the current state of service uses. Of Kerman City's total service uses, 3,677 are at the neighborhood level, 4,765 are at the district level, and 6,860 are at the regional level. Compatibility, desirability, efficiency, and safety matrices were used to examine use locations and assess how adjacent uses were positioned with service uses. It was discovered that 25% of nearby uses with service uses are comparatively inappropriate, while 75% of them are entirely appropriate.