Optimum Location of Daily Neighborhood Markets by Using AHP in GIS

Daily neighborhood markets are one of the most important service centers in the city. So، attainders to this point، in daily neighborhood market should locate suitability، is necessary to decrease demand of inter towns travels. The goal of this research is located in daily neighborhood markets in Birjand، to improve travel demand and suitable distribution of daily markets and success to a sustainable city. Method of this research is descriptive–analytic. At the first stage، we turned to recoiling and examination of effective factors on location then by using ArcGIS software and Analytic Hierarchy processes (AHP) and after collecting data، preparing informational layer، classification and evaluating of layers، goring measure and covering informational layer، we turned to prior Birjand lands for making daily neighborhood markets، information of this paper made available by field observation detailed planning study and 1:50000 detailed and existing map of birjand. Finally، lands of this city divided to 5 groups، including: very suitable، suitable، average، unsuitable، very un suitable. After agreement of this map with real earth islands without and green space that are more than 2000 m are in very suitable، suitable group for making daily neighborhood markets. That results are shown (produce) on a map. By regarding to final map we observed that among 4 daily neighborhood markets in Birjand، 2 markets are in average، un suitable areas and 2 markets are in very suitable، suitable areas.