Land evaluation is sensitive to the effects of annual variability in weather. A method to incorporate this variability into land evaluation systems is proposed, using the land capability system for Scotland as a case study. Land capability classes were found to be sensitive to the climate reference period from which data are taken. Individual stations rarely occupy their long-term land capabili...

Modeling the suitability of land to support specific land uses is an important and common GIS application. Three classic models, specifically pass/ fail screening, graduated screening and weighted linear combination, are examined within a more general framework defined by fuzzy logic theory. The rationale underlying each model is explained using the concepts of fuzzy intersections, fuzzy unions...

The ornamental and medicinal saffron with high economic value encompasses a great share of non-oil exports in Iran. As a result, identification of suitable areas for saffron cultivation in Ardabil province located in northwestern part of Iran necessitate effective planning for expanding cultivation and production of this product. Given the effect of various environmental factors on growth and y...

land use management policy and method are two important factors in usage of land by human. in this regard, evaluation of environmental capability would serve as a valuable basis for the best use practice of soil and water resources in addition to the reduction in environment consequences of the projects. in the correct study, the environmental capability of birjand plain, located in the south k...

The increasing use and capability of geocomputation tools, as well as increasing availability of land resource information, offer opportunities to utilise such tools for the effective management of information for planning purposes. One among those is the development of spatially-based models that may be used for efficiently undertaking land suitability assessment based on available information...

ecological capability evaluation and landuse planning can determine the best landuses and are important for the proper planning and sustainable development. there are various methods for ecological capability evaluation. in this research have been studied two methods (land use planning method with makhdoom ecological modsels) and (geomorphology method) for ecological capability evaluation in ne...

suitability analysis is a prerequisite for sustainable agricultural production and it involves evaluation of the environmental parameters. the development and creation of appropriate points for this land use without considering environmental capability will result in the appearance of several ecological, economic, and social problems. the multi-criteria decision making (mcdm) models were used f...