Davood Mokhtari; Somayyeh Moazzez; Fatemeh Mohammadzadeh Golani
Volume 4, Issue 10 , June 2017, , Pages 1-19
Abstract
Water supply has been one of the most important issues in human life since the ancient times. Surface and underground water resources are valuable resources that supply fresh water to human use. Regarding the increase in human population, agricultural and industrial development, and overusing water, ...
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Water supply has been one of the most important issues in human life since the ancient times. Surface and underground water resources are valuable resources that supply fresh water to human use. Regarding the increase in human population, agricultural and industrial development, and overusing water, the study of any area's water potentials is essential for its protection and efficient water use. In this study, the prioritization of hydro-geomorphological factors in water supply and allocating appropriate settlements were investigated. In addition, the TM image of Landsat Satellite, 2011, were used. The selected Hydro-geomorphological factors included slope, slope direction, lithology, land use, and the like, which were prepared in the GIS environment. Then, through the analysis of a hierarchical process, weighting of the layer was performed. The accuracy of the measurement in this study was verified using the comparison of the obtained results with all layer information as the standard. It was revealed that the places which were marked as very suitable and suitable had the best conditions. It could be concluded that the process of AHP has a better function in determining hydro-geomorphological factors in water supply and identifying the allocation of settlements. In addition, the interpretation of the results revealed that the distance from the river, rain fall and elevation the most significant factors.
