Research Article

Implications of a Spatial Multicriteria Decision Analysis for Urban Development in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Table 6

Criteria weights in sensitivity analysis when one factor’s weight is changed from original weight (i.e., base map) by −18, −12, −6, 6, 12, or 18%.

Change input Weight values
SlopeUrbanSoilRoadRiverVegetationAspect

Base map0.30720.22150.17310.11570.08070.05820.0436
Slope −18%0.25190.23920.18690.12490.08710.06280.0471
Slope −12%0.27030.23330.18230.12190.08500.06130.0459
Slope −6%0.28880.22740.17770.11880.08280.05970.0448
Slope +6%0.32560.21560.16850.11260.07860.05670.0424
Slope +12%0.34410.20970.16390.10950.07640.05510.0413
Slope +18%0.36250.20380.15930.10650.07430.05360.0401
Urban −18%0.32290.18160.18200.12160.08480.06120.0458
Urban −12%0.31770.19490.17900.11970.08350.06020.0451
Urban −6%0.31240.20820.17610.11770.08210.05920.0443
Urban +6%0.30200.23480.17010.11370.07930.05720.0429
Urban +12%0.29670.24810.16720.11170.07790.05620.0421
Urban +18%0.29150.26140.16420.10980.07660.05520.0414
Soil −18%0.31880.22980.14190.12010.08370.06040.0452
Soil −12%0.31490.22710.15230.11860.08270.05970.0447
Soil −6%0.31110.22430.16270.11720.08170.05890.0441
Soil +6%0.30330.21870.18350.11420.07970.05750.0431
Soil +12%0.29950.21590.19390.11280.07870.05670.0425
Soil +18%0.29560.21320.20430.11130.07770.05600.0420
Road −18%0.31440.22670.17720.09490.08260.05960.0446
Road −12%0.31200.22500.17580.10180.08200.05910.0443
Road −6%0.30960.22320.17450.10880.08130.05870.0439
Road +6%0.30480.21980.17170.12260.08010.05770.0433
Road +12%0.30240.21800.17040.12960.07940.05730.0429
Road +18%0.30000.21630.16900.13650.07880.05680.0426
River −18%0.31210.22500.17580.11750.06620.05910.0443
River −18%0.31040.22380.17490.11690.07100.05880.0441
River −6%0.30880.22270.17400.11630.07590.05850.0438
River +6%0.30560.22030.17220.11510.08550.05790.0434
River +12%0.30400.21920.17130.11450.09040.05760.0431
River +18%0.30230.21800.17040.11390.09520.05730.0429
Vegetation −18%0.31060.22400.17500.11700.08160.04770.0441
Vegetation −12%0.30950.22310.17440.11660.08130.05120.0439
Vegetation −6%0.30830.22230.17370.11610.08100.05470.0438
Vegetation +6%0.30610.22070.17250.11530.08040.06170.0434
Vegetation +12%0.30490.21990.17180.11480.08010.06520.0433
Vegetation +18%0.30380.21900.17120.11440.07980.06870.0431
Aspect −18%0.30970.22330.17450.11660.08140.05870.0358
Aspect −12%0.30890.22270.17400.11630.08110.05850.0384
Aspect −6%0.30800.22210.17360.11600.08090.05840.0410
Aspect +6%0.30640.22090.17260.11540.08050.05800.0462
Aspect +16%0.30550.22030.17220.11510.08030.05790.0488
Aspect +18%0.30470.21970.17170.11480.08000.05770.0514