Journal of Geography and Regional Development

Site Selection for Medical Centers, Using GIS and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in District Two of Neyshabour City

Document Type : scientific-research article

Authors

Barat Ali Khakpour
Zahra Khodabakhshi
Mir Moazzam Ebrahimi Ghouzlu
https://doi.org/10.22067/geography.v0i0.23232
Abstract
This article studies the process of specifying the location of medical centers in two districts of Neyshabour city. Physical, economical, transport and natural criteria are addressed to locate the medical centers. The required information for the aforementioned criteria was collected through interview and observation; then, Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used for attaining the best site. The accounts have been processed through the use of a couple of beneficial software, Excel and Arc GIS, observation outcomes being presented in diagrams. The final diagram which is the outcome of all criteria which are relevant to the process of specifying the location of the medical centers in the districts displays the studied districts with strong, medium and weak priority, and offers several sites for infirmary.

Keywords

Site Selection
Remedial Centers
Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)
Geographical Information System (GIS)
Neyshabour City
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