Land suitability assessment of the Olomouc region: an application of an Urban Planner model

This paper and accompanying maps focus on a land suitability assessment of the Olomouc region in the Czech Republic. All results were calculated in Urban Planner, a model designed by the authors of this paper. The method of calculation is based on a multi-criteria analysis (weighted overlay method), respects the principles of sustainable development, and allows for execution of several scenarios. The main result of this work is a set of maps. The first map sheet shows the land suitability for housing, recreation, public services, heavy industry, light industry, and transportation. The second map sheet consists of four maps showing different scenarios of land suitability for housing: one map showing the evaluation of existing proposals for housing from urban plans, and one map showing optimal areas for housing calculated by the Urban Planner model. The maps can be used as a significant source of information about the suitability of development in the Olomouc region in geographic or urban studies, both for experts and the general public. All thematic maps are on the scale of 1:125,000; supplementary maps are smaller.

本论文及配套地图聚焦捷克共和国奥洛穆茨地区的土地适宜性评估（land suitability assessment）工作。所有测算结果均通过本论文作者开发的Urban Planner模型完成。该测算方法基于多准则分析（multi-criteria analysis，即加权叠加法（weighted overlay method）），遵循可持续发展原则，且支持多场景模拟。本研究的核心产出为一系列地图：第一组图幅展示了住宅、休闲、公共服务、重工业、轻工业及交通用地的适宜性评价结果；第二组图幅包含四张针对住宅用地适宜性的不同场景地图，其中一张用于评估城市规划中现有住宅提案的适配性，另一张为通过Urban Planner模型计算得出的住宅最优开发区域。本系列地图可作为地理或城市研究领域中，评估奥洛穆茨地区开发适宜性的重要信息来源，可供专业人士及普通公众使用。所有专题地图比例尺均为1:125,000，补充地图比例尺更小。