An Assessment of Land Use/Cover Suitable for Peri-urban Green Space Development: an Example of an Integration of GIS with the Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) Approach

Land allocation priorities to urban green cover are usually neglected particularly in the countries of developing economies such as Turkey. Lack space can cause many social and physical problems among residents. Therefore, planning policy should incorporate suitable land cities optimise benefits obtained from spaces. suitability analysis is a commonly used methodology which provides framework for strategies development. Two different approaches will be utilised assessment uses agriculture, forest natural vegetation Pendik district Istanbul. Standardisation values criteria maps was done using deterministic approach first case whereas fuzzy membership an alternative second case. Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) weighting sub-criteria map layers were overlaid weighted linear combination GIS software. Geophysical factors, transport services accessibility, cover/use, blue amenities, soil properties, geology erosion susceptibility main selected suitability. The provision provide use decision support aimed at contributing sustainable