Procedure of Assessing Usefulness of the Land in the Process of Optimal Investment Location for Multi-family Housing Function

AbstractSpatial planning as a typical example of decision-making, resulting in the term land use is a complex and lengthy process. The procedure for assessing the usefulness of the land is associated with the determination of the possibilities and limitations for different types and forms of land use. In the process of determining the optimal use of land, the evaluation of the area usefulness with the use of geo-information was taking account. The purpose of this analysis is to make a choice of the optimal location of the investment, taking into account various criteria with a significant impact on the assessment of the usefulness of the land. The paper presents the possibility of applying procedures for assessing the usefulness of the land as a support tool in the process of planning decision. The procedure and criteria for selecting the optimal investment location for multi-family housing function is presented. The aim is also to present the parameters characterizing them and the possibilities of using geo-information that identify the restrictions and potential uses of the land. The dummy (0,1) maps of usefulness area was developed with the use of Boolean methods for all adopted criteria. The maps are indicating a set of locations that fulfil all the criteria of usefulness. The proposed procedure is also extended through the methods of significance and elimination of superfluous criteria analysis