Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) for Multi-Storey Car Parks Location in a Small Area
Asma Th. Ibraheem *
Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Al-Nahrain University, Iraq
Noor S. Atia
Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Al-Esraa University, Iraq
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The use of Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) precisely the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method in planning a suitable location for car parking, planners put into consideration a lot of factors. These different considerations make the planning process complex and as such there might be confusion of interest in the decision making. This paper was assessed the potential suitable areas for selecting of the car parking areas, among three areas (ABC), which are located in Al-Nahrain University, based on some criteria and their factors. The criteria were location, area, space hour, parking accumulation, parking volume, parking load, parking duration and parking turnover. First, a resource inventory and a list of selection of the multi-store car parking areas criteria were developed using the AHP method. At the next stage a computer program was developed by using MATLAB software to find the land suitability map based on criteria and factors with their respective weights. Based from the final suitability map, the areas of fair class can be used for selecting the car parking areas.
Keywords: Accessibility, AHP, car parks, decision making, land value, land-use