Evaluation and Selection of Suitable tree Species and Shrubs for Urban Green Spaces by Using AHP (Case Study: City of Abbas Abad, Mazandaran Province)

Climate change and global macro environment has caused many problems. Considered one of the most important urban green space development strategies to control and reduce the crisis is known. The key to success in creating a green space suitable species selection and environmentally sustainable city. This study aimed to select the most appropriate tree and shrub species for planting in urban green space, the city of Chalus in Mazandaran province. This study considering all factors influencing the choice of the most suitable options can be selected and Prioritization respectively. Species proposed in this study, hazel, oak, hackberry, oak, maple, Holly, Holly bags, Hmyshak, ferns are designed to increase the accuracy in selecting appropriate species of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used. According to result Ironwood rating is 14.41 appropriate proposals. Oak and hackberry trees then also with a score of 12.95 and 12.89 respectively were the best. Ferns also had the lowest score with a score of 7.84.