Integration of a multi-hazard approach in land-use planning and development : a case of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| Author | Sharma, Ashrika |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.DM-18-03 |
| Subject(s) | Land use--Papua New Guinea--Madang--Planning Land use--Developing countries--Planning |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development & School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis; no.DM-18-03 |
| Abstract | Land use planning deals with the selection of best land use option. Land use suitability assessment is a decision support tool in land use planning. Usually this assessment only considers physical environment, demographics, financial growth of the study area. The exposure to hazards is rarely considered while making land use decisions. This can be dangerous because many potential threats to urban development remain unaddressed. Therefore, this study has created a model that can combine the physical, geographical, environmental aspects and the exposure to multiple hazards in one platform. The factors that guide land use planning decisions have been transcribed to GIS base maps; they have been correlated using Analytical Hierarchical Procedure(AHP) and incorporated into a GIS environment. For AHP, pairwise comparison has been carried out to find the relative importance between factors. The weighted overlay technique has been used to conduct the suitability evaluation. The information of hazard is a result of detailed hazard assessment, represented in the form of hazard maps. The applicability of the model has been tested for Madang province, Papua New Guinea, to generate suitability maps for residential, industrial, agricultural, and commercial land use type. The output maps have helped to determine appropriate location for land use development. Since hazard maps represent the pattern and location of natural hazards, incorporating this into an existing land use suitability assessment model can help prohibit future development in hazardous areas. This study demonstrates the use of multi-hazard maps as a decision support tool for urban planning and development. |
| Year | 2018 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis; no. DM-18-03 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) + School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management (DM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Pennung Warnitchai; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Miyazaki, Hiroyuki;Vilas Nitivattananon; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2018 |