Author(s): Fawaz Abdullah Alenezi, Sabah S. Aljenaid, Mohammad Sulaiman Abido and Ghadeer MK. Redha
Article publication date: 2018-12-01
Vol. 36 No. 1/2/3/4 (yearly), pp. 59-70.
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Keywords
Spatial database, Open data sources, Spatial analysis, Suitability analysis model, Kuwait.
Abstract
Urban areas in accordance with the standards of the third structural plan of the State of Kuwait, the ratio of population to the ratio of urban open space, population to the proportion of urban open space, and the coverage of open urban areas in residential suburbs to Total area, coverage ratio of open urban areas to total area, service range for suburban and residential beneficiaries, and distance of open urban areas from gas stations. The Suitability Analysis Method was used to select optimal locations for the establishment of new open urban areas, and the weight-of-standards method was selected for Weight Restrictions for Suitability Analyzing. The most common criterion for open spaces was the distance from gas stations, with 95% of suburbs meeting this standard. Through adequacy models, 17 areas were identified that matched the study criteria. Accordingly, the study recommended the necessity of establishing new open spaces, relying on GIS in identifying optimal locations for the establishment of new areas, and the need to maintain the maintenance of open space facilities, and the establishment of a central geographic information system that supports decision-makers in the management, control and maintenance of open spaces.