The prioritization of urban region towards developing green space (Case study:( Zone 3 of kermanshah)

Urban green space is deemed as a kind of application which its distribution and diffusion across cities bear a great deal of significance and is regarded as the breathing lungs of cities. Green spaces should sport such components as facilities, easy accessibility, suitable distribution across cities and proper area to be able to perform their roles properly.

Purpose of the research: 

This study wants to identify suitable places for the construction of new green spaces by locating urban green spaces, using by GIS and AHP model, in region 3 of Kermanshah, based on standard criteria.

This is an application-oriented kind of research being undertaken through descriptive-analytical methods endeavoring to identify the optimal locations for establishing new green spaces in the third division of the metropolis of Kermanshah according to the principles of positioning. For this purpose, such criteria as proximity to lands with residential applications, street networks, training applications, cultural applications, proximity to rivers, existence of wastelands, distance from green spaces, workshops and factories alongside multi-criteria decision making method (AHP) in the environment of Arc GIS have been utilized.

Geographical Territory: 

The study area is Region 3 of Kermanshah which is located in the southeast of Kermanshah, with an area about 1886 hectares and the population of about 165023 people.

The results demonstrate that per capita green space of the third division of Kermanshah is very low compared with a suitable and optimum standard and additionally, the manner of green spaces’ distribution, diffusion and their function radii in the before-mentioned region show that they are not in line with the condition of the region, in such a way that more than 20% of the population of the before-said region are deprived of an appropriate coverage by green spaces. The final map shows that the western, southern, central and eastern parts of the region are the best locations to establish green spaces in the third division of the metropolis of Kermanshah.

By analyzing the mentioned parameters, suitable places were identified for the construction of new green spaces considering that AHP Model be used in future studies to evaluate green space in regions of Kermanshah.