Investigation and Analysis of Potential Benefits of Regional Development in North Port, Using a Combination of Techniques Topsis and Electret

Ports are one of the main axes of economic development of regions that have potential and investment opportunities. In fact difference geographic and environmental advantages of each region are capable to develop and this caused the inequality in progress of countries. The purpose of this research is evaluation and identifies geographic facilities and capabilities to develop the ports of the Caspian Sea region. Methodology is descriptive - analytic and use of Resource documents and also using the ELECTRE and TOPSIS technique. for weighting of criteria is used AHP model. After the overall survey and comparison criteria, through ports are located north of the Caspian Sea area, three port of Noshahr and Amirabad in Mazandaran province and Anzali in Gilan province have been selected to conduct this research. Results of the research findings show that Bandar Anzali among comparisons the ports, In terms of reviewed criteria, is located in first order. And was selected as most suitable port for development of north region of IRAN.