Hazem Ghassan Abdo, Ayed Taran, Taghreed Hamdi Aljohani, Roula Maya, Hussein Almohamad, Malay Pramanik, Raj Kumar Bhattacharya, Sk Ajim Ali, Narayan Kayet, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam, Karam Alsafadi
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Spatial Analysis of the Land Suitability for Sustainable Urban Construction in the Mountainous Regions of the Eastern Mediterranean: A Case Study
Investigations on Land Suitability for urban construction (LSUC) remain limited in the mountainous regions of the eastern Mediterranean, despite increasing urbanisation pressures. This study provides a comprehensive assessment of LSUC in the mountain-plateau district of Al-Shiakhbader, Tartous Governorate, Syria, using nine spatial data layers that encompass physical, environmental, and socio-economic factors. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was applied within a Geographic Information System (GIS) framework to generate a weighted suitability map. Results reveal that approximately 12% of the study area is very highly suitable for urban construction, predominantly due to favorable terrain slope (average 8°), flat curvature, moderate aspect, and proximity to existing infrastructure such as roads and built-up areas. Conversely, 50% are classified as low to very low suitability, mainly in the north-eastern and south-eastern zones characterized by steep slopes (above 20°), convex curvature, dense vegetation cover, and proximity to geological faults, highlighting critical areas for ecological protection. These findings emphasize the potential for sustainable urban expansion in Al-Shiakhbader, while safeguarding environmentally sensitive zones. We recommend that regional planners prioritize development in highly suitable zones to reduce the risks of landslides and ecological degradation, and implement strict land-use controls in unsuitable areas. This research fills a vital gap in mountainous LSUC studies, offering a replicable GIS-AHP methodology for regional land management and contributing to balanced socio-economic development in mountainous Mediterranean landscapes.
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The journal has an applied focus: it actively promotes the importance of geographical research in real world settings
It is policy-relevant: it seeks both a readership and contributions from practitioners as well as academics
The substantive foundation is spatial analysis: the use of quantitative techniques to identify patterns and processes within geographic environments
The combination of these points, which are fully reflected in the naming of the journal, establishes a unique position in the marketplace.
RationaleA geographical perspective has always been crucial to the understanding of the social and physical organisation of the world around us. The techniques of spatial analysis provide a powerful means for the assembly and interpretation of evidence, and thus to address critical questions about issues such as crime and deprivation, immigration and demographic restructuring, retailing activity and employment change, resource management and environmental improvement. Many of these issues are equally important to academic research as they are to policy makers and Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy aims to close the gap between these two perspectives by providing a forum for discussion of applied research in a range of different contexts
Topical and interdisciplinaryIncreasingly government organisations, administrative agencies and private businesses are requiring research to support their ‘evidence-based’ strategies or policies. Geographical location is critical in much of this work which extends across a wide range of disciplines including demography, actuarial sciences, statistics, public sector planning, business planning, economics, epidemiology, sociology, social policy, health research, environmental management.
FocusApplied Spatial Analysis and Policy will draw on applied research from diverse problem domains, such as transport, policing, education, health, environment and leisure, in different international contexts. The journal will therefore provide insights into the variations in phenomena that exist across space, it will provide evidence for comparative policy analysis between domains and between locations, and stimulate ideas about the translation of spatial analysis methods and techniques across varied policy contexts. It is essential to know how to measure, monitor and understand spatial distributions, many of which have implications for those with responsibility to plan and enhance the society and the environment in which we all exist.
Readership and Editorial BoardAs a journal focused on applications of methods of spatial analysis, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy will be of interest to scholars and students in a wide range of academic fields, to practitioners in government and administrative agencies and to consultants in private sector organisations. The Editorial Board reflects the international and multidisciplinary nature of the journal.
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