TY - JOUR N2 - Land suitability assessment is an important stage in land use planning that guides the direction of optimal land use. The objective of this study was to select a suitable location for settlements in earthquake-prone areas using the integration of the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Geographical Information System (GIS). In total, six maps were considered to determine a suitable location for settlements, namely topography, soil, geology, land cover/land use, a regional spatial planning pattern map, and an earthquake vulnerability map. The results showed that in medium earthquake-prone areas, the suitable land area which are available for settlement was 90.25 km2 (46.36% of the total land area available – 194.68 km2). Whereas in highly earthquake-prone areas, the suitable and available land area was 528.11 km2 (70.25% of the total land area in the high vulnerability zone – 751.81 km2). The research proved that AHP and GIS integration is very effective and robust for mapping land suitability in earthquake-prone areas. The results of the analysis can be used by planners to prioritize settlement development in the Sukabumi regency. The methodology developed is recommended to be applied in selecting locations for settlements in other parts of Indonesia. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/123342/PDF/2022-02-JWLD-02.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/123342 PY - 2022 IS - No 53 EP - 21 DO - 10.24425/jwld.2022.140775 KW - Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) KW - earthquake vulnerable areas KW - Geographical Information System (GIS) KW - land availability KW - regional planning A1 - Ambarwulan, Wiwin A1 - Nahib, Irmadi A1 - Widiatmaka, Widiatmaka A1 - Dewi, Ratna Sari A1 - Munajati, Sri Lestari A1 - Suwarno, Yatin A1 - Sutrisno, Dewayany A1 - Suprajaka, Suprajaka PB - Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Technology and Life Sciences - National Research Institute DA - 2022.06.08 T1 - Delineating suitable site for settlement in potential earthquake vulnerable areas using spatial multi-criteria decision analysis in the Sukabumi regency, Indonesia SP - 10 UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/123342 T2 - Journal of Water and Land Development ER -