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An integrated approach of the analytic network process and barometer model mapping of human settlement sustainability in Ardebil Province, Iran

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The main objective of this research is to evaluate the economic, social, and environmental aspects for sustainability assessment in Ardabil Province, Iran. We applied an analytic network process (ANP) approach to 10 economic indices, 16 indicators, and 24 environmental indices to reveal the relative importance of each indicator. The economic and social aspects yielded reasonably high sustainability values while the environmental aspects turned out to have a low sustainability value. In terms of human well-being, of the ten counties studied, the city of Sareyn turned out to be unsustainable, eight cities yielded average levels of sustainability, and the city of Ardebil reached an almost sustainable level. In relation to the ecosystem well-being, seven counties were almost unsustainable, while the two counties Pars Abad and Meshkinshahr average level of sustainability and the city of Ardebil reached an almost sustainable level. Results of this research outlined that an integrated approach of ANP and barometer model can be applied sustainable modeling efficiently. These results are discussed with decision makers and authorities in Ardebil provinces for the purpose of regional planning and sustainable development. In addition, results derived from this research can make an important contribution to the further development of political sustainability related decisions in particular. The main novelty of this research is to present a new and efficient approach for sustainability assessment tasks by means of integrating the analytic network process and barometer model.

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    Hossein Nazmfar, Alavi Saeideh & Ali Eshghi

  2. Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

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Nazmfar, H., Saeideh, A., Feizizadeh, B. et al. An integrated approach of the analytic network process and barometer model mapping of human settlement sustainability in Ardebil Province, Iran. Appl Geomat 14, 237–252 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12518-022-00426-2

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