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salman Ahmadi

salman Ahmadi

Academic rank: Associate Professor
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4281-1971
Education: PhD.
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
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E-mail: s.ahmadi [at] uok.ac.ir
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Research

Title
GIS-based network analysis for accessibility index and multi-facility site selection in urban area, case study: Qaladiza city
Type
Thesis
Keywords
Urban accessibility, GIS, Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM), Site selection
Year
2025
Researchers Omer Rasul Hassan(Student)، salman Ahmadi(PrimaryAdvisor)، Hamed Faroqi(PrimaryAdvisor)، Dleen Salih Alshrafany(Advisor)

Abstract

The lifestyle quality of urban residents directly depends on their service accessibility opportunities. fundamental services like hospitals and schools. Removing disparities in basic services availability remains a crucial problem in Qaladiza City, Iraq. Qaladiza City faces a major problem because its citizens lack access to essential amenities. This study investigates how public service allocation may experience improvement through using network analysis combined with Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Public service allocation systems become more effective and residents acknowledge service accessibility through this approach. The development of Multi-Accessibility Index (MAI) appears from the merger of these tools with multi-criteria DecisionMaking. (MCDM) techniques, specifically the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The analysis gives a thorough assessment about school and hospital accessibility for urban residents. The index incorporates essential factors of travel time together with road type, safety indexes and environmental factors. Studies have exposed some variations in accessibility that primarily exist in the research area. The eastern and northeastern parts of Qaladiza present restricted accessibility to services. Together with identifying these substandard areas the research establishes optimal locations for future service establishments. The facilities include schools and hospitals which aim to minimize these inequalities of service. The strategy relied on methods for identifying locations and service area analysis together with field validation and input from local stakeholders to validate the selection sites The research presents a data-based structured decision system which assists urban planners in their work to improve service access and equality by employing spatial techniques and MCDM methodology. It provides a useful framework that is applicable not just to Qaladiza but also to other towns dealing with comparable issues, ensuring that choices regarding new public facilities are supported by reliable data and that future infrastructure investments actually satisfy the needs of the people living there. By the integration of advanced spatial modelling and focused on communities planning, this study adds significant viewpoints to the current discussion over how cities might better serve their citizens by providing more equitable access to goods and services. For policymakers trying to maximize the allocation of public services in urban areas, the conclusions and suggestions provide insight.