Research Article

A New Hybrid Decision Making Approach for Housing Suitability Mapping of an Urban Area

Table 1

Definition of the criteria.

NoCriteriaDescription of the criteria

C1Topographic StructurePhysical features of the area

C2Structural DensityThe ratio of the total ground floor area of a building to the total land area

C3LandscapeAll the visible features of an area of land

C4Distance to City CenterDistance to center according to transportation network with reference to the Governorate

C5Distance to Elementary SchoolSpecified distance according to nearest primary school

C6Distance to Secondary SchoolSpecified distance according to secondary school

C7Distance to UniversitySpecified distance according to Erciyes University

C8Distance to Shopping CenterSpecified distance according to 2 large shopping malls

C9Arrival Time to City CenterEstimated transportation time from residential to city center

C10Impuritypollution level of the area where housing is located

C11Age of BuildingActual age of the building

C12Building Land AreaLand area where housing is located

C13Warm-up TypeEvaluation of warm-up type in terms of cost and air pollution

C14Fuel TypeEvaluation of fuel used in terms of preference

C15Building SecurityThe level of building security

C16Satellite AccessEvaluation of satellite or terrestrial broadcasting status

C17Housing FrontEvaluation of residential ceiling in terms of preference

C18Residential AreaHousing area based on m2

C19Monthly RentRent value of the housing

C20Building FeesMoney collected for building expenses

C21Number of RoomsTotal number of rooms excluding lounge

C22Number of BathroomsTotal number of bathrooms

C23Housing ValueUp-to-date sales value of the estate

C24Is Housing in Housing Estate state of settlement of site type

C25GardenGarden area

C26Percentage of Green SpacePercentage of green space in the neighborhood

C27InfrastructurePercentage of green space in the neighborhood

C28ParkingPercentage of green space in the neighborhood

C29Income LevelHousing monthly income level as households