Purpose change of a selected area – multi-criteria analysis with formal and legal procedure

The priority goal of this article is performing a multi-criteria analysis of the development method for a selected area, along with the characteristics of the main stages of formal and legal procedures related to changing the purpose of such an area. The theoretical part reviews the literature on the multi-criteria decision support in the field of area development planning. In addition, an analysis of the selected legal regulations is made. Then, based on the example of an area located in the suburban zone of Białystok, a multi-criteria analysis is developed using selected MCDM/MCDA methods: Fuzzy AHP and PROMETHEE. The approach proposed in this paper is addressed both to entities responsible for area development planning, as well as to individual investors.