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Ranking zones model – a multicriterial approach for spatial management of urban areas

Urban areas are constantly changing as they expand into new territory or existing areas are re- developed due to both private and public investments. The planning and analysis of such investments can be characterized as highly complex, where there may be different views among stakeholders and experts as to the scope, scale and potential solutions. The evaluation of these investments requires explicit consideration of multiple, conflicting and incommensurate criteria as they have important social, economic, and environmental effects that impact various stakeholders differently. It generally involves evaluation of options or alternatives that have both qualitative and quantitative dimensions. To take into account all dimensions, the Ranking Zones Model (RZM) is proposed that is based on PROMETHEE methods. RZM consists of several steps such as: identifying zones in observed urban area, creating hierarchy structure of goals and criteria, criteria weighting, and ranking zones according to defined criteria. The model result is a rank-list of all observed zones. The rank- list helps decision-makers come up with consistent decisions in which zones to invest, and, at the same time, knowing that the decision is based upon mutual comparison of all observed zones in that urban area. The advantage of such approach to decision-making lies in the fact that even if it comes to a change in the structure of decision- makers, the decision-making procedure itself remains consistent. The development of presented model has been motivated by a real world urban case study of the city of Split, Croatia.

Multicriteria; decision support; spatial management; prioritization; urban development

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