Identification of Areas Prone to Construction of High-Rise Structures Using AHP and GIS Models, a Case Study of Gorgan

The rise of modernism in architecture and urban planning, along with the growing population of the city, restrictions on land and services, demand for housing and economic and environmental constraints, high-rise construction in major cities and the location of these buildings in urban spaces became very important. And it became a good way to control the physical growth of cities and it was necessary to identify suitable areas for the construction of high-rises. The main purpose of this study is to identify suitable areas for the construction of high-rise buildings in Gorgan. This research is of applied type and in terms of nature and method is descriptive-analytical. Data collection was done by documentary and survey methods with a statistical population of 10 people as a sample of municipal urban planning specialists and managers. After examining the influential factors, criteria were determined in four dimensions including physical, social and cultural, environmental and economic. Weighting was performed according to the AHP model and the layers were superimposed using the GIS system. Findings show that areas in the east, west, southwest and center of Gorgan, have a good capacity for the construction of high-rise buildings; In such a way that high-rise construction in these zones leads to proportional distribution and appropriate building density and population in the city , and in the end after prioritizing the zones; Based on the findings, suggestions were made for the establishment of high-rises in suitable areas.