Analysis and evaluation of optimal directions of spatial-physical development of Mahabad city

Today, one of the most important and complex cases for urban planners is to decide on suitable places for future development of the city and the identification of suitable land for development, which is important only with a comprehensive view of all the factors influencing the physical development of the city. , Will be realized. Recognizing and determining the suitability and potential of land for urban and physical development is one of the primary measures in spatial and environmental planning. The purpose of this study was to identify and determine the spatial distribution of areas suitable for physical development in Mahabad city, in view of the factors affecting the physical development of the city. The criteria used included topographic layers, geology, land use, slope, slope direction, river basin, access to communication networks and observance of fault boundaries. Which determined the land suitability using the criteria used and the TOPSIS Fuzzy model in the GIS environment. The land suitability for physical development was divided into five suitable, appropriate, moderate, inappropriate and very suitable classes and its zoning plan was prepared. The results indicated that 11% of the study area was very suitable and unrestricted, suitable 7.8%, 20.32% moderate, 29.2% unsatisfactory and 30.96% of the total area of the study area was very unsuitable for development The physical-spatial of the city.