A three-stage decision-making model for cement plant site selection with GIS, MCDM, and AHP methods: A case study in Konya Plain Project [KPP] Provinces, Turkey
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Kütahya Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Department of Architecture and Urban Planning Hisarcık, Kütahya, Turkey
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Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi, Department of Geomatics Engineering, Osmaniye,Turkey
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Konya Technical University, Department of Geomatics Engineering, Konya,Turkey
These authors had equal contribution to this work
Submission date: 2024-01-08
Final revision date: 2024-11-25
Acceptance date: 2025-12-18
Publication date: 2026-01-20
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Fadim Koç
Kütahya Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Department of Architecture and Urban Planning Hisarcık, Kütahya, Turkey
Cement Wapno Beton 30(3) 180-201 (2025)
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In this study, the most suitable locations for cement factory are identified by using the Geographical Information System and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis [MCDM] in the Konya Plain Project [KPP] [Aksaray, Karaman, Kırıkkale, Kırşehir, Konya, Nevşehir, Niğde, Yozgat] provinces. The physical conditions of the region were determined based on the Environmental Impact Assessment Reports and expert opinions, and the suitable areas were chosen with technical, social, cultural, and economic criteria. In order to determine the most suitable regions, A three-stage decision-making process and Scoring System has been used for KPP Provinces. Overall, 56 suitable regions were decided among these provinces. The most suitable facility locations were chosen 7th and 6th region of Karaman province, 5th region of Kırıkkale province, 1st and 4th region of Konya Province.
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