Identification of Appropriate Zones for Establishing Urban High-Rise Buildings (Case Study: City of Ardabil)

Given the increasing growth of urban population, limitation of land and services, also, increasing demand for housing, economic and environmental limitations; high-rise building is a proper solution to control the physical growth of cities. Therefore, identification of suitable zones for construction of high-rise buildings is essential, and of great importance for the proper growth of the city. The aim of this study is to determine the appropriate zones with high potential for the construction of high-rise buildings in the city of Ardabil. In this study, the MCDM methods, including VIKOR and ANP, also 19 subcriteria of 4 main criteria, were used to determine the suitable zones. We benefited EXCEL, GIS, and SELVA IDRISI softwares for data analyzing. Research findings suggest that the east, west and north-east zones of the city, have more potential for high-rise building construction. So that high-rise construction in these zones can lead to proper distribution of construction and population in the city. In conclusion, appropriate zones for the establishment of the high-rise buildings in Ardabiil city, are suggested.