SELECTION OF RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SITE USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM BASED AHP RATING MODEL

Abstract

An appropriate site selection is one of the most crucial decisions need to be fulfilled by project development team in the preliminary phase of construction projects. In this study, 6 potential sites for a residential construction were ranked in Pendik district of Ýstanbul. An AHP Rating model was applied to obtain rankings with respect to Total Floor Area, Market Value, Environmental Position and Legal Status criteria. Data of each alternative were collected from national Geographic Information System for every criterion. According to results, “Environmental Position” is found to be the most important criterion in serving the goal as well as “Comfort” is found to be the most important sub-criterion within Environmental Position. Thanks to the applied model, it was taught that the firm was able to ensure the long-term customer benefits and gained a remarkable competitive advantage.