Integrasi Sistem Maklumat Geografi Dan Kaedah Penilaian Pelbagai Kriteria Dalam Pemilihan Tapak Perumahan Kos Rendah: Kajian Kes Di Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Rapid urbanization resulted from the growth in the industrial and construction sectors in Malaysia has increased the demand towards residential place. These demands, however, are constantly limited due to the scarcity of natural resources especially in land. The shortage in potentially developed land for urban development especially for low–cost housing has become a challenge to planners and policy makers in this country. Nevertheless, in–depth rescarches on the suitability of site for residential development are still less being conducted in this country today. This article demonstrates the potential of integrating GIS (Geographic Information System) and MCE (Multicriteria Evaluation) in selecting suitable sites for low–cost housing in the Seberang Perai Utara, Penang State, Malaysia. This analysis was carried out based on eight factors and one constraint while taking into consideration the evaluation by experts and individuals in decision making process. This analysis has the potential to be used in solving low–cost housing site selection problem involving spatial factors and its constraints.