المُلائِمة المكانية لاتجاهات التوسع الحضري لمدينة الشامية باستعمال نظم المعلومات الجغرافية GIS

Abstract

   The study aimed to determine the trends of urban expansion of the city of Levantine for the purpose of directing the urban development process to the most appropriate areas and the preservation of natural resources represented by agricultural lands. GIS) and the hierarchical analysis method (AHP) in defining and directing the areas for the future expansion of the study area, as an intentional sample of experts specialized in the field of urban planning and geography of cities, numbering (24) experts, was used in order to give the relative importance of the criteria to secure access to the desired goals represented by identifying The best available alternatives to urban expansion of the study area. The study concluded that geographic information systems are able to build spatial models that simulate the natural reality mathematically and help urban planners to choose the best suitable alternatives for future urban expansion, as well as the possibility of setting urban controls that qualify them to achieve development goals. The study was able, after applying the criteria affecting the spatial suitability, to the existence of four alternatives for future urban expansion after its nomination for the fourth site (the eastern direction) as the best site for urban expansion until the target year, with an area of ​​(656) hectares, equivalent to (19.86%) of Total land suitable for expansion. This site enjoys several incentives for urban attraction, foremost among which is the abundance of large lands devoid of agricultural activities, as well as the protection of the city from environmental pollution and pressure on infrastructure services. In achieving the comprehensive development of the city and preventing the transformation of its agricultural lands into barren lan.