Abstract

Nowadays, a significant and robust trend of industry and urbanization is spreading from urban centers to rural regions of the country. Son La province is actively implementing measures to enhance output in a specialized and sustainable manner. Mai Son district in Son La province is characterized by limited geographical features, including high and steep terrain, numerous cuts, and ineffective implementation of centralized production and economic activities. It is essential to identify the most appropriate site to address the issue of determining the location for land use planning that promotes synchronized development, environmental cleanliness, and landscape ecology. The geographic information system offers powerful spatial analysis tools with highly effective multi-index analysis methodologies. This research utilizes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to evaluate the appropriateness of the planned locations for clusters and industrial parks in Mai Son district, Son La province. The objective is to determine the most optimal spatial plan based on economic, social, and environmental factors.