HOW CAN GIS AND AHP ASSIST IN LAND ASSESSMENT FOR THE SELECTED DENDROFLORA? THE EVIDENCE FROM TÜRKİYES ESKIŞEHIR PROVINCE


Taşlialan M. Günay S. Akkaya D.A. Pashkov S. Doskenova B. Atasoy E.
19 February 2026Geographical Institute Jovan Cviji of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Journal of the Geographical Institute Jovan Cvijic SASA
2026#76Issue 155 - 71 pp.

This study aims to present a transferable model for land assessment using the example of Ziziphus jujuba (Z. jujuba) cultivation, which has high economic value and value-added product development potential. For this purpose, ten criteria that influence the cultivation of Z. jujuba were initially identified: major soil groups, soil depth, land capability class, land capability subclass, slope, aspect, temperature, precipitation, elevation, and erosion. Eskişehir Province in Turkey, with its diverse terrain, climate conditions, and soil characteristics, has been selected as the study area. Within the scope of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), ten expert opinions were obtained, the weights of each criterion were calculated, and reclassification was carried out. Poorly drained or insufficiently drained areas, rocky and stony lands, bare rock-rubble areas and river floodplains found in the land capability subclass, urban centers and built-up areas, streams, dam and lake areas, and roads were considered as limiting factors and excluded from the suitability map. According to the weighted overlay analysis, land suitability for Z. jujuba cultivation in Eskişehir Province was categorized as 4.8% highly suitable, 21.2% suitable, 1.7% moderately suitable, and 72.3% restricted. The practical contribution of this study is that it provides a transferable model for land assessment suitable for high-value-added crops, such as Z. jujuba. This model can contribute to rural development by guiding the planning and spatial allocation of commercially valuable agricultural products.

AHP , GIS , land suitability , Türkiye , Z. jujuba

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Eskişehir Teknik University, Institute of Graduate Schools, Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, Eskişehir, Turkey
Anadolu University, Faculty of Tourism, Department of Tourism Management, Eskişehir, Turkey
Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Geography, Bilecik, Turkey
M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University, Department of Geography and Ecology, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan
Bursa Uludağ University, Faculty of Education, Turkish and Social Sciences Education, Bursa, Turkey

Eskişehir Teknik University
Anadolu University
Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University
M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University
Bursa Uludağ University

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