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<p>The main objective of the study is to analyze the availability of statistical and spatial data necessary to define a set of indicators of a modern compact city model, as well as, to propose a multi-criteria method to determine the importance of individual indicators. An accessible and relatively easy to use set of compact city indicators is a necessary tool, both at the stage of evaluating a unit for a selected concept, as well as, during the implementation of its main postulates. The modern compact city model is now the key direction of the Polish urban policy and has been implemented in many cities around the world for years in connection with the principle of sustainable development. The paper presents the previous interpretations of the selected urban concept, its main assumptions, as well as, the author’s set of measurable indicators with sample weights, which were analyzed in the framework of the case study. To determine the weights, multi-criteria decision-making method (AHP – Analytic Hierarchy Process) was used, while GIS technologies were used at the stage of presentation of the values of selected indicators.</p>
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The main objective of the study is to analyze the availability of statistical and spatial data necessary to define a set of indicators of a modern compact city model, as well as, to propose a multi-criteria method to determine the importance of individual indicators. An accessible and relatively easy to use set of compact city indicators is a necessary tool, both at the stage of evaluating a unit for a selected concept, as well as, during the implementation of its main postulates. The modern compact city model is now the key direction of the Polish urban policy and has been implemented in many cities around the world for years in connection with the principle of sustainable development. The paper presents the previous interpretations of the selected urban concept, its main assumptions, as well as, the author’s set of measurable indicators with sample weights, which were analyzed in the framework of the case study. To determine the weights, multi-criteria decision-making method (AHP – Analytic Hierarchy Process) was used, while GIS technologies were used at the stage of presentation of the values of selected indicators.

INDICATORS OF THE COMPACT CITY CONCEPT – NECESSARY DATA AND THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLICATION

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

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The main objective of the study is to analyze the availability of statistical and spatial data necessary to define a set of indicators of a modern compact city...

INDICATORS OF THE COMPACT CITY CONCEPT – NECESSARY DATA AND THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLICATION

Article Category: research-article

Published Online: Jan 07, 2020

Page range: 23 - 36

Received: Oct 08, 2019

Accepted: Nov 15, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2019-049

Keywords
AHP method, Compact city, GIS technology, Indicator, Land use policy, Multi-criteria analysis

© 2019 Karolina OGRODNIK; published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

INDICATORS OF THE COMPACT CITY CONCEPT – NECESSARY DATA AND THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLICATION

Article Category: research-article

Published Online: Jan 07, 2020

Page range: 23 - 36

Received: Oct 08, 2019

Accepted: Nov 15, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2019-049

KeywordsAHP method, Compact city, GIS technology, Indicator, Land use policy, Multi-criteria analysis

© 2019 Karolina OGRODNIK; published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
AHP method, Compact city, GIS technology, Indicator, Land use policy, Multi-criteria analysis