Comparing university campuses by using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process

Universities are one of the leading institutions providing the social progress and development. In the last decade, the rate of the new university number has increased in a great extent. However, this increment does not have the original campus planning and unique architectural notion at the same rate. The most significant criteria related to campus planning should be realized to reach an ideal university campus. In this study, the relative importance of campus planning criteria is tried to be understood through questionnaires to scholars who are known to be experts on urban planning. Because university planning has more than one criterion, weights of planning criteria are determined using "Analytical Hierarchy Process" (AHP) in a fuzzy environment. In this respect, six well-established university campuses located in Ankara are compared and analyzed. According to the results of the questionnaire;"Campus Location" is found as one of the most significant criteria of the university campus planning process among 12 criteria. This criterion is followed by "Accessibility", "Settlement of Social, Cultural, Common Education Place","Flexibility of Campus", "Student Potential Who Use Social, Cultural, and Common Education Place", respectively. These results show to decision-makers the first five criteria which should take into consideration when planning the university campus.Key Words: University campus planning, fuzzy AHP, ideal campus