An Analysis and Evaluation of Spatial Planning Performance of Rural Spaces Using Decision Making Models MABAC and BWM (A Case Study: Parts of Delfan City, Lorestan Province)

Method of the article is within the framework of library studies, also the BWM weighting method and the MABAC prioritization model were employed to analyze the criteria and approaches governing the parts in question. The results indicated that the planning performance in the areas under investigation was at a low level and the performance level of the sub-divisions of Delfan city was mostly explicated based on the compatibility approach. So that among the approaches and criteria influencing the planning of parts under study, based on the opinion of 22 experts of the city, the compatibility approach with a weight of 0.421 had the most weight in the performance of the parts of Delfan city. This means that in the subset of subjective and objective elements based on the compatibility approach and compatibility criteria, the following items have most importance in the planning performance of rural spaces in the parts under study including: distance from highways; distance from the main roads; distance from medical and hospital facilities; distance from military and law enforcement centers; proximity to cultural facilities; proximity to sports facilities; effectiveness, economic efficiency and flexibility of location; harmonization with cultural norms and social values; the capacity to job creation and income increase; the degree of adaptation to climate change; the degree of compatibility with the thinking of decision makers and policy makers; accessibility to resource distribution; the level of access to the quality of land, water, and raw materials; the level of infrastructure quality; compatibility with the composition, arrangement, layout and shape of villages. Finally, with the integrated model, the central part compared with other parts of Delfan city enjoyed the greatest planning performance.