Universal Journal of Mechanical Engineering Vol. 4(4), pp. 99 - 106
DOI: 10.13189/ujme.2016.040404
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The Land Suitability Evaluation for Samut Prakan Province in Thailand for Eco Industry Development by Applying the Geographic Information System

Suphattra Ketsarapong ¹, Prapapan Ketsarapong ^2,*
1 Department of Mechanical System and Innovative Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering, Sripatum University, Thailand
² Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Sriracha, Kasetsart University Sriracha Campus, Thailand

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to present the Geographic Information System (GIS) that supports land suitability evaluation for the development of target land in Bang Pu Sub-District Municipality in Samut Prakan Province in Thailand in order to promote the concept of the eco-industrial town. GIS was applied as the research methodology. SIEVE analysis was employed to evaluate suitable land. There are four factors involved in evaluating the land in this study. The first factor is the industrial density factor. The second factor is the industrial cluster factor. The third factor is the accessibility to green and recreation areas factor. The last factor is the risk to the urban ecology and environment factor. Each factor has three score levels in descending order: 3, 2, and 1. It was found that suitable target land could be found in five locations. There were 408 industrial factories on the target land (68.92% of 592 Group 3 factories). The findings are important information for the Samut Prakan Provincial Office to select suitable land, to make strategic and master plans, and to manage resources in order to maximize efficiency and develop the province into a model eco-industrial town in accordance with the province's vision.

KEYWORDS
Eco-industrial Town, Land Suitability, Geographic Information System, Thailand

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Suphattra Ketsarapong , Prapapan Ketsarapong , "The Land Suitability Evaluation for Samut Prakan Province in Thailand for Eco Industry Development by Applying the Geographic Information System," Universal Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 99 - 106, 2016. DOI: 10.13189/ujme.2016.040404.

(b). APA Format:
Suphattra Ketsarapong , Prapapan Ketsarapong (2016). The Land Suitability Evaluation for Samut Prakan Province in Thailand for Eco Industry Development by Applying the Geographic Information System. Universal Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 4(4), 99 - 106. DOI: 10.13189/ujme.2016.040404.