Open AccessGIS-based multi-criteria analysis to identify site suitability of flood shelters in Kuantan, Malaysia
Author(s) -
Nurul Ashikin Binti Mabahwi,
Yasmin Bhattacharya,
Hitoshi Nakamura
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/799/1/012027
Subject(s) - flood myth , analytic hierarchy process , geography , geographic information system , environmental resource management , environmental science , cartography , engineering , operations research , archaeology
The aim of this paper was to identify site suitability of flood shelters in Kuantan by using GIS based multi-criteria analysis integrated with Analytic Hierarchy Process. Based on the developed criteria range, result shows that, 21% of flood shelters in Kuantan are located at unsuitable places; 32% of the shelters are located at moderate to more suitable site; 39% of the flood shelters are located at very suitable site; and 8% of the shelters are located at extremely suitable site.