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Economic Suitability Mapping – a New Trend in Establishing Economic Suitability of Project Site

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  • Gul, Ejaz

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Selection of promising site for construction project is essential since it has strong linkage with service life of the project. Recent fast developments in construction technology demands a matching method for finding economic suitability since it has a strong connection with overall suitability of the project site; and when we characterize a site suitable for construction we definitely mean economic suitability, besides construction suitability. This research is about creation of economic suitability map of an area few kilometers north of Islamabad. A multi-prong comprehensive research methodology was adopted to accomplish the task. Subsurface soil investigation was done for complete 1 km x 1 km area to obtain geotechnical suitability of the site, thereafter, through economic evaluation of the project site was carried out and finally, based on economic factors, an economic suitability map was created for the area with the latest and state of the art computer software. The research is first of its kind to map the applied features of a social science.

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  • Gul, Ejaz, 2010. "Economic Suitability Mapping – a New Trend in Establishing Economic Suitability of Project Site," MPRA Paper 48460, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:48460
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    1. Ejaz Gul & Imran Sharif Chaudhry, 2015. "Spatial Distribution of Socio-economic Inequality: Evidence from Inequality Maps of a Village in Tribal Region of Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 54(4), pages 793-808.
    2. Ejaz Gul, 2017. "Female Education and Per Capita Income of Households: Evidence from Three Dimensional Surface Maps of a Small Village," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 7(6), pages 27-32.
    3. Ejaz Gul & Imran Sharif Chaudhry, 2014. "Qualitative Assessment of Energy Initiative: Case Study from Liberia," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 4(3), pages 360-372.
    4. Gul, Ejaz, 2013. "Economic Efficacy of Road Traffic Safety Measures," MPRA Paper 48373, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    JEL classification:

    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • O22 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Project Analysis

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