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Combination of GISFM and TOPSIS to evaluation of Urban Environment Carrying Capacity (Case study: Shemiran City, Iran)

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Urban environment has evolved over time and space, as the outcome of dynamic interactions between socioeconomic and biophysical processes operating over multiple scales. In the case of infinite expansion of urban population and human activities beyond “limit of urban capacity,” local urbanites would never achieve prosperity, but also be disordered by deteriorations within socioeconomic and ecological aspects. On this basis, this study aims to suggest a GIS-based model, combined of TOPSIS along with fuzzy modeling, in GIS environ, in order to evaluate Urban Environment Carrying Capacity. Suggested model was planned on the basis of desirable and the maximum accepted limits of chosen indicators, used to determine hot spots. To this aim, Shemiran City was studied. Results showed that at the studied area, 43, 44 and 10% had Degree 2 (low pressure), Degree 3 (median pressure) and Degree 4 (maximum pressure) of carrying capacity, respectively; also, only 3% was at critical state. None of the studied districts has desirable degree of carrying capacity.

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The authors would like to express their acknowledgements of IT experts of Tehran and Shemiranat municipality; Regional Water and Electricity Corporation and National Gas Company.

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  1. Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Environment and Energy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    M. Irankhahi, P. Farshchi Assistant Professor & S. M. Shariat

  2. Department of Environment, Faculty of Technical and Engineering, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    S. A. Jozi

  3. Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

    H. Liaghati

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Irankhahi, M., Jozi, S.A., Farshchi, P. et al. Combination of GISFM and TOPSIS to evaluation of Urban Environment Carrying Capacity (Case study: Shemiran City, Iran). Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 14, 1317–1332 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-017-1243-0

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