An integrated ICT-based application of satellite remote sensing and AHP for land suitability analysis for urban development in Khost city, Afghanistan | |
| Author | Haider, Muhammad Sharif |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no.ICT-19-05 |
| Subject(s) | Geographical information systems--Afghanistan--Khost Land use --Afghanistan--Khost--Remote-sensing maps |
| Note | A research submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Information and Communication Technologies, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Research studies project report ; no. ICT-19-05 |
| Abstract | Lack of the use of Geospatial techniques in land assessment has led to the illegal and uncontrolled and imbalanced growth of cities in least developed countries like Afghanistan and has led to the deterioration of land in many cities. This research aims to address the same type of issue by conducting study on Khost city, to find suitable lands for future urban growth. The study was conducted to fulfill mainly two objectives, current land use land cover was extracted using Sentinel image as the base image and all the features were manually digitized. Secondly, land suitability index was created to define various classes of suitability in the city. Three factors and Eleven criteria were defined for analyzing the suitability of lands for Urban growth. Factors designated were selected based on literature survey and opinions gathered from related experts at the local context. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) coupled with GIS can offer an economical and was used for deciding criteria weights and ranking. Khost city was selected as the study area, which had faced a lot of change in its urban structure since the rehabilitation process started in 2006. The findings demonstrated that (6%) of the total area was marked as High suitable, should be designated for commercial purposes; moderately suitable (19%) should be allocated for Urban residence; marginal areas covering (30 %) should be consumed for mixed use. However, there is also a considerable 35 % of area which comprises mostly of steep slopes and are not considered suitable for hard urban development, and finally the highly elevated areas covered with forests comprising (14%) should be conserved and falls within the Non suitable category. This approach can serve as a model for the neighboring cities at a regional scale. |
| Year | 2019 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Research studies project report ; no. ICT-19-05 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Information and Communications Technologies (DICT) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Information and Communication Technology (ICT) |
| Chairperson(s) | Tripathi, Nitin Kumar; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Ochi, Shiro;Virdis, Salvatore G.P.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE), Afghanistan; |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2019 |