Prediction and comparison of urban growth by land suitability index mapping using GIS and RS in South Korea

▶ A comparative analysis on the methodological approaches to forecasting urban land-use changes. ▶ The using of the FR, AHP, LR, and ANN methods for analysis of land suitability index. ▶ Each land suitability index map showing the different spatial distribution. ▶ In the case of accuracy analysis, each land suitability index map showing a similar results. ▶ Ranges of 0.891-0.939 for ROC, 88.33-92.93% for overall accuracy, and 24.78-45.38% for Kˆ.