Integrated Spatial Assessment in Planning: Strategic Choices for Cava de' Tirreni Master Plan

In recent years spatial analysis supported by Geographical Information Systems (GIS) combined with Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) has been used to support decision-making processes, especially in the field of land-use planning. The paper extends this integration in the perspective of "Integrated Assessments" in order to consider both the technical knowledge of the decision-making problem and the lay knowledge of the local community in the construction of shared planning choices. The integration of AHP and GIS is fruitful in land management where the role of local agents, their relations, objectives and values may be considered as structuring components for a spatial and dynamic evaluative model.