Suitable site selection by using full consistency method (Fucom)

A case study for maize cultivation in northwest Turkey

Bibliographic Data

ID15111797
AuthorsTimuçin Everest (0000-0002-3670-2114, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, corresponding author), Gönül Selin Savaşkan (0000-0002-9978-6941, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi), Aykut Or (0000-0001-5279-0057, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi), Hasan Özcan (0000-0002-5450-1789, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi)
Year2022
Volume26
Issue1
Pages1831-1850
Publication date2022-12-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironment Development and Sustainability (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1387-585X • E-ISSN: 1573-2975
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10668-022-02787-5
PMID36506642
OpenAlexW4311142307
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited65

The agricultural land evaluation procedure is a valuable guide for growing plants where they are best suitable, and it has a critical role in actualizing sustainable plans for providing food security for the growing population. In agricultural land suitability analysis, different multi-criteria decision-making methods are applied. The main objective of this study is to introduce the potential usage of a new multi-criteria decision-making method the Full Consistency Method (FUCOM) in agricultural land suitability analysis. The study was carried out in the northern part of the Karamenderes plain in NW Turkey. Nine land characteristics (soil texture, soil depth, organic matter content, electrical conductivity, pH, slope, drainage, CaCO3%, and cation exchange capacity) were used for the land evaluation study. The weighting values of the land characteristics were calculated by the FUCOM. According to the results, 223 ha (6.26%) were highly suitable, 2650 ha (74.40%) were moderately suitable, 508 ha (14.26%) were marginally suitable, and 181 ha (5.08%) were not suitable for maize cultivation. The weighted values of the parameters were also tested with Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and the Best-Worst Method (BWM). There is a general compatibility between the methodologies. The data obtained from these methods showed that analysis consists of a very positive relationship with each other. The comparisons of these methodologies showed that FUCOM’s prioritization order simplicity in parameter weighting and ability to reduce the processing intensity would provide a significant contribution and advantage to the land evaluation experts and planners. It is recommended that the Full Consistent Method could be reliably used in agricultural land suitability analysis

A-weighting · Agricultural engineering · Agricultural land · Analytic hierarchy process · Civil engineering · Land use · Management science · Multiple-criteria decision analysis · Operations research · Population · Prioritization · Soil texture · Soil water · Weighting · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental Science · Mathematics · Multi-Criteria Decision Making · Soil and Land Suitability Analysis · Artificial Intelligence · Soil Science

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