APPLICATION OF MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING METHOD AND THE INTEGRATED ANP- DEMATEL MODEL FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND SUITABILITY ANALYSIS (CASE STUDY: QAZVIN PLAIN)

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This paper presented an integrated DEMATEL and ANP technique to evaluate land for peri-urban agriculture in the Qazvin Plain, Iran. Ecological word model, slope, climatic soil properties, water resources, and vegetation density were chosen as major factors and evaluated using a Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) model. Results confirmed six classes of agricultural land use, indicating that northern parts are not suitable for agriculture development. However, 98,598.20 hectares of polygons were determined to be extremely to medium suitable for agriculture.