Application of Geographic Information System for Recreational Green Space Suitability in Hatyai City Municipality and Khohong Town Municipality, Hatyai District, Songkhla Province

Abstract

This paper aims to find the suitable locations for recreational green space in Hatyai City Municipality and Khohong Town Municipality, Hatyai District, Songkhla Province by using geo-informatic and analytical hierarchy process (AHP). The factors affecting on recreational green space selection were density of population, access from the main road, vacant area, buffer from existing recreational green space and land surface temperature. The results found that site suitability for recreational green space  were 234,094 m² for highly suitable area, 142,792 m²  for moderate suitable area and 245,318 m²  for less suitable area, which shown in percentages as  37.62%,  22.95% and   39.43% respectively.