Multi Criteria Analysis of Built-Up Land Suitability in Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta Province

Abstract

The existence of Mount Merapi in Sleman Regency makes the agricultural land so fertile and that becomes the attraction for humans to occupy the region. A high population growth will lead to the people demand of the availability built-up land higher. However, the volcanic activity of Mount Merapi becomes a threat to the people who live in the area of Disaster Prone Areas of Mount Merapi. This study presented an application of multi criteria analysis technique as an approach to deal with the built-up land suitability. Physical and accessibility data such as slope, landform, distance from the river, distance from road, distance from the center of economic activities, and Mount Merapi disaster-prone area will be used as limiting factor of built-up land. The result shows that the majority of Sleman Regency is suitable for built-up land.