[S AND REMOTE SENSIN.G APPLICATIONS FOR  POTENTIAL URBAN GREEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT  SITE SELECT-ION: THE CASE Of ABIY ADDI TOWN , (CENTRAL TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA)

W/GEBRTE, mebrahtu

dc.contributor.author	W/GEBRTE, mebrahtu
dc.date.accessioned	2018-01-17T09:26:37Z
dc.date.available	2018-01-17T09:26:37Z
dc.date.issued	2018-01-17
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8532
dc.description.abstract	G,.i:en SJJClCl~, as a s<>ct<.ll development indicator has environmcntol. soc ia'. c·ulrurc"JI crud economic aspects. to he able to J.'l<l)' its role e1f'i!1.:tivei)'. the first and most imporront sre.1> is to selec: t1r1 appropnate site }or /· The purpose ·?f· this paper h'(lS to preseu! an "i'P1·ol1cl1 lo green SJ)(,(Ce analysis that integrates · suitability a11alyYiS with g«ogNtphic i11/omu1iion system (GiSJ technology to 1dent{fj; suitable sites .fhr green space development in the study area. Both primary and secondary data were collected using pri11urrJ-' and secondary data coltectiou techniques. The matn JJri1ru11)• dt110 collection methods employed 1s-·ere: questionnaire. observatlan, (}P,) and u~ .. depth interview. JJlhile document reviewing and i;nage aiu.l(~·si ... · H1er~ secondary data coltcction techniques used in this st11c1Y Tise criticat stet»: involved in thi'::o· sf 1111)' o,,11er11 i<ien1!f>-'i>:f.f'~·u.ii<1bili~l~ factors. anatyttca! hierarchtcat process -based u1~ tl{lll 1ng factors, levers overlaying and providi11~11itabili;y map. Various toolsets of AreGTS I(/ and t:RD;JS imagine JI) envlronments tt•ere used JO>; the analysis along with the collected socio economic data from respnnderus. The JnGf) S}IO";,t-'S appropriut« places .. [or developing .. green spaces with in the study area. i}'J(Jl'ejor<~. ofter providing a s11irabifity map, social and ew/1Jgical analysi« wa~ held to have a holistic analysis ofgreeu space. Finalty. the./indtnf.!S and tlu: current siuuuion 's coinpatibitity with the described plan H1£i,\'. .~hulieil and th« poumtia] of (iiffer(~11t sites in the urban area [or the development of >,11·ef~n SJ.'(ICC silt! 1;'t:re liieniifitld. 71JE· ;uiiabiliry result of each factor wa.t analyzed wul presemed u'ing grapliiccrl presentattou technique« itf the d1.1t,1 analvsis section of this paper. They i).~ere weighted and overlaid 10 have th« ·fh;c1/ potemia) suitaM/ity map. Accordingly. ttte overall suttabttuy classificauon of the study are« falls i11 10 highly suitable. moderarety .rniwble and nm suitable with a percentage value qr J 6. 8, 15 and ./R. 2 respectively. .. From this a is 11ossib1<: 1<1 concliete riuu. 5 l .8% of the area is ,, uitabl« for green space tieve!og1nerrt either l1i;:hlj; or moderatety and the remaining 48. 2'!-i lies under not suitable either permunent(v or currcmly. Therefore.for the aevetopment of adeauat« green space sites that goes with rile ~ current environmental disturbance and maintenance, the ifleniijlef! potentia! sites need to be developed I.~~· the !Jtt"1;cip1.1/ity and other concerned bodies	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	GEOGRAPHY	en_US
dc.title	[S AND REMOTE SENSIN.G APPLICATIONS FOR POTENTIAL URBAN GREEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT SITE SELECT-ION: THE CASE Of ABIY ADDI TOWN , (CENTRAL TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA)	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US