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@ARTICLE{Rojas, D. and  Loubier, J.C, Analytical  Hierarchy Process coupled with GIS for land management purposes: A decision-making  application. MODSIM2017, 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia.,
    author = {Rojas, Diego and Loubier, Jean Christophe},
  keywords = {Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), decision making, Geo-governance, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA)},
     month = dec,
     title = {Analytical Hierarchy Process coupled with GIS for land management purposes: A decision-making application.},
      year = {2017},
     pages = {1483–1488},
       url = {https://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim2017/K7/rojas.pdf},
  abstract = {This paper discusses the practical adaptation of a land-use planning methodology in Switzerland
as a result of a combined usage of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and a multiple criteria 
decision analysis (MCDA) method. The two approaches were integrated in order to help land managers 
to incorporate the impact of two land-use laws voted by citizens in 2012 and 2013 respectively. The 
direct democratic system in Switzerland allows citizens to participate actively in the 
decision-making processes in different fields of interest. In 2012 Swiss people voted in favor of 
limiting the construction of second homes, this initiative had as slogan “Ending the invasive 
construction of second homes”. The purpose of the initiative is to protect citizens, heritage and 
the nature as well as the creation and maintenance of cities, habitats and liveable landscapes. 
According to the initiative, second homes cannot exceed 20 percent of the total community housing 
of a municipality. Currently this initiative is a federal law adopted by the national council and 
must be applied by all municipalities. Nevertheless, decision makers (DM) were not provided of an 
established methodology to determine and justify their choices before the citizens. Furthermore in 
2013 Swiss citizens voted for another law on land-use which aims at limiting the size of the areas 
that will be built. According to this new rule building permit grants will be based on the 
foreseeable needs for the next fifteen years. In this context municipalities need to make decisions 
regarding two opposite objectives: How to respect environmental criteria while keeping in mind 
social-economic issues. Another important question arises: which are the most suitable areas that 
meet the new legal requirements? These most suitable areas will be freed up at the end of the 
process.}
}