Determination of the Quality of Life using Hybrid BWM-TOPSIS Analysis: Case study of Tabriz (District 1,2,3 and 8), Iran

Year 2022, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 7 - 17, 15.06.2022

Rouhollah Jafarı-sırızı , Amir Oshnooeı-nooshabadı Zeinab Khabbazı-kenarı Alireza Sadeghı

https://doi.org/10.51489/tuzal.1066578

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The quality of life in cities is one of the most attractive research cases for researchers and urban planners. The Best-Worst Method (BWM) is one of the most recent multi-criteria decision-making methods (MCDM). In this study, we have tried to rank the quality of life in districts 1, 2, 3 & 8 of Tabriz city by using a combination of BWM and TOPSIS methods and Geographic Information System (GIS) capabilities. Twenty criteria have been considered for this study. At first, criteria map was prepared by using Remote Sensing processes and GIS. Then criteria weighting was determined by using the BWM method. After that, by combining the acquired weights by the TOPSIS method, the ranking of the districts was discovered. The results of BWM showed that the most effective criteria in quality of life is paying attention to the future of the city (%12.33). As a result of the quality of life analysis, it was revealed that district 2 has the best quality and district 3 has the worst quality. According to the prepared map of the quality of life, the best districts were Elahi-parast, Mirdamad 2 and Rajaea Shahr 2. On the other hand, the worst districts were Zangouleh Abad, Islam Abad 1 and Islam Abad 2.

Keywords

BWM, Qoaulity of lfe, Tabriz, TOPSIS, GIS

Hibrit BWM-TOPSIS analizi kullanılarak Yaşam Kalitesinin Belirlenmesi; Tebriz (Bölge 1-2-3-8) Iran Örneği

Abstract

Şehirlerdeki yaşam kalitesi, araştırmacılar ve şehir plancıları için en dikkat çeken araştırma konularından biridir. En iyi- En kötü yöntemi (Best Worst Method-BWM), en yeni, çok kriterli karar verme (ÇKKV) metotlarından biridir. Bu çalışmada, BWM ve TOPSIS yöntemleri ve Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri (CBS) bir arada kullanılarak, Tebriz şehrinin 1,2,3 ve 8. bölgelerindeki yaşam kalitesi sıralanmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu çalışma için yirmi kriter dikkate alınmıştır. Öncelikle, Uzaktan Algılama ve CBS teknikleri kullanılarak kriter haritaları hazırlanmıştır. Daha sonra BWM yöntemi kullanılarak kriter ağırlıklandırması yapılmıştır. Elde edilen ağırlıklar TOPSIS yöntemi ile analiz edilerek bölge sıralaması ortaya çıkarılmıştır. BWM sonuçları, yaşam kalitesindeki en etkili kriterin, şehrin geleceğine önem veren kriterler olduğunu ortaya koymuştur (% 12,33). Yaşam kalitesi analizleri sonucunda 2. bölgenin en iyi yaşam kalitesine sahipken, 3. bölgenin ise en kötü yaşam kalitesine sahip olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Hazırlanan yaşam kalitesi haritasına göre Elahi Parast, Mirdamad 2 ve Rajaea Shahr 2 semtleri en iyi yaşam kalitesine sahiptir. Buna karşın, Zangouleh Abad, İslam Abad ve İslam Abad 2 semtleri ise en kötü yaşam kalitesine sahip semtler olarak ortaya çıkmıştır.

Keywords

BWM, CBS, Tebriz, TOPSİS, Yaşam Kalitesi

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