The Strategies of the land use in Border Regions Based on the SWOT-AHP and SWOT-ANP Models Case Study (Sistan and Baluchistan) AboollFazl Ghanbari 1*, Ayoub Sardari2, Arash

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1 Associate Professor, Faculty of Geography, University of Tabriz, Ira

2 MSc. Faculty of Geography, University of Tabriz, Iran

3 MSc. Faculty of Geography, University of Tabriz, Ira

4 MSc .Town and country Planning, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to represent the strategies and approaches to develop the border areas of Sistan and Baluchistan Province. The research method was descriptive-analytic. Furthermore, the study was an applied research, documentary and field studies were the methods of data collection, and the research was performed in the form of questionnaire. The validity of it was reviewed and confirmed by 20 experts (experts in urban and rural planning, and land use). The model used in this research was a hybrid model of SWOT-ANP and SWOT- AHP. Thus, the capabilities and limitations of the land use of border areas were measured. In terms of development, has been made. To reach this goal, by using the technique of SWOT, the strengths and weaknesses (internal factors), and the opportunities and threats (external factors) were identified. By the use of ANP and AHP models, the external and internal factors were examined to adopt the best strategy (SO, WO, ST, and WT). The findings indicated that in the SWOT-ANP model, the SO strategy with the score weight of 0.28152, and the ST strategy with the score weight of 0.26573 were chosen as the most important strategy, and as the alternative strategy, respectively. Moreover, in the SWOT- AHP model, the ST strategy with the score weight of 0.705, and WO strategy with the score weight of 0.601 were chosen as the most important strategy, and as the alternative strategy, respectively.

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Town and Country Planning
Volume 7, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
April 2015
Pages 145-164

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  • Receive Date: 19 February 2015
  • Revise Date: 15 September 2015
  • Accept Date: 11 April 2015

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