Design a New Model to Evaluate the Ecological Potential Land for Urban Development and Service (City of Zanjan)
- 1 Islamic Azad University of Science and Research Branch of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- 2 Department of Environment and Energy, Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- 3 Department of Environment, School of Basic Sciences, Islamic Azad University Hamadan Branch, Hamadan, Iran
- 4 Department of Environment of Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
- 5 Department of Geomatics College of NCC Iran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
This study aimed to design a new ecological model to be used in ecological land evaluation studies, using careful planning and sustainable resource in the region to develop a sustainable and comprehensive guide. The results show that the study area has grade 1 and 2 urban sustainable planning. Capability Grade 1 has area 149,724.25 hectares equal 22.2% that is stretched from East to West Range. Capability Grade2 has area about 18533.28 hectares equal 2.7% that located in the South, East and South-East. The results show that the greater extent of this range is the unsustainable site, which extends over 506,664.81 hectares, equivalent to 75.1% that areas compliance by the Environmental Protection area. Another important result of this study is unsuitable area for urban development and the range of services already seating workshops and industrial units. This is due to the arrival of adverse environmental effects. Therefore, this study has been focusing on reform of the status of land of use and the optimal use of the ecological potential.
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