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Suitability for Infill Development: A multi-criteria and Spatial Assessment Approach
Studies on the capacity of vacant sites for infill development have been limited to the analysis of parcels potential for infill, rather than a systematic measure of the accurate amount of parcels suitable for this type of development. Mostly, central city development has been the locale for potential developable sites, yielding only a very few parcels suitable for infill. Additionally, very limited studies have examined infill development in the context of suburban areas (Wiley, 2009) or small towns. This paper, as part of a broader funded research on unincorporated communities in Zapata County, develops a multi-criteria analysis method for parcels' suitability for infill development; this method could further be applied to other areas and regions. A spatial analysis method using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) was utilized to develop the assessment model. Pertaining to the theme of this year’s conference, this method extends beyond the institutionalization of the inquiry within the discipline of architecture; it intersects with other disciplines such as urban planning, and housing and land development. The inquiry includes: a review of relevant studies and applications of GIS insustainable urban planning, the creation of a code system for developable sites through the evaluation of eligible parcels in accordance with eight criteria, and a summing up of parcels’ composite scores. A compartmentalization of this final score – using an ordinal scale - is what created each parcel’s ranking for suitability. This ranking method, unlike the preceding assessments, retrieved a larger amount of vacant parcels suitable for infill by intertwining GIS with multi-criteria coding. The method is feasible and traceable at both the county and city levels; it creates visual mapping outputs that could easily by adopted by other communities in urbanized and peri-urbanized areas alike. City architects and planners could utilize this methodto support future policies for land development, rezoning, and land use that leverage smart growth principles.
Suitability for Infill Development: A multi-criteria and Spatial Assessment Approach
Studies on the capacity of vacant sites for infill development have been limited to the analysis of parcels potential for infill, rather than a systematic measure of the accurate amount of parcels suitable for this type of development. Mostly, central city development has been the locale for potential developable sites, yielding only a very few parcels suitable for infill. Additionally, very limited studies have examined infill development in the context of suburban areas (Wiley, 2009) or small towns. This paper, as part of a broader funded research on unincorporated communities in Zapata County, develops a multi-criteria analysis method for parcels' suitability for infill development; this method could further be applied to other areas and regions. A spatial analysis method using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) was utilized to develop the assessment model. Pertaining to the theme of this year’s conference, this method extends beyond the institutionalization of the inquiry within the discipline of architecture; it intersects with other disciplines such as urban planning, and housing and land development. The inquiry includes: a review of relevant studies and applications of GIS insustainable urban planning, the creation of a code system for developable sites through the evaluation of eligible parcels in accordance with eight criteria, and a summing up of parcels’ composite scores. A compartmentalization of this final score – using an ordinal scale - is what created each parcel’s ranking for suitability. This ranking method, unlike the preceding assessments, retrieved a larger amount of vacant parcels suitable for infill by intertwining GIS with multi-criteria coding. The method is feasible and traceable at both the county and city levels; it creates visual mapping outputs that could easily by adopted by other communities in urbanized and peri-urbanized areas alike. City architects and planners could utilize this methodto support future policies for land development, rezoning, and land use that leverage smart growth principles.
Suitability for Infill Development: A multi-criteria and Spatial Assessment Approach
Kamal, Azza (author)
2014-07-31
ARCC Conference Repository; 2014: Beyond Architecture: New Intersections & Connections | University of Hawai῾i at Manoa
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
710
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