Table 1 The criteria used in the suggested model, their ranges, and sources. Source: Prepared by authors

Runoff control

Slope (%)

 < 2 (0.2) ‗ 2–6 (0.4) ‗ 6–8 (0.6) ‗ 8–15 (0.8) ‗ > 15 (1.0)

22,23

Elevation

Jenks natural breaks classification (0.2 to 1)

21

Distance to Streams (m)

 < 40 (0.2) ‗ 40–120 (0.4) ‗ 120–160 (0.6) ‗ 160–200 (0.8) ‗ > 200 (1.0)

24

Land use

Beach/unassigned (0.2) ‗ Sports/Parking/Cemetery (0.4)

Green/Touristic/ Commercial/ Other… (0.6) ‗ Residential /Services /Industrial (0.8) ‗ Infrastructure /Health (1.0)

25

Runoff depth

Jenks natural breaks classification (0.2 to 1)

28,29

Runoff SBA

Delineated sub-basins

–

Climate regulation

LST

Jenks natural breaks classification (0.2 to 1)

33:35

NDVI

 > 0.2 (0.2) ‗ 0.2–0.1 (0.4) ‗ 0.1–0.05 (0.6) ‗ 0.05–0.0 (0.8) ‗ < 0.0 (1.0)

23,30

NDMI

 <  − 0.2 (0.2) ‗ -0.2–0.2 (0.6) ‗ > 0.2 (1.0)

30

Cooling SBA

Cooling extent (500 m)

34,35

Recreational SBA

Walkable distance (400–1000 m)

40

Site suitability score

Area (m²)

 < 9000 (0.0) ‗ 9000–20,000 (0.2) ‗ 20,000–40,000 (0.4) ‗ 40,000–80,000 (0.6) ‗80,000–100,000 (0.8) ‗ > 100 k (1.0)

11

Soil Permeability

A/B (sandy, silty, etc.….) (0.2)

C/D (clay, silty-clay, sandy-clay, etc.…) (1.0)

36,38

Soil Salinity

 > 0 (0.2) ‗ 0 – − 0.1 (0.4) ‗ − 0.1 – − 0.15 (0.6) ‗ − 0.15 – − 0.2 (0.8) ‗ < -0.2 (1.0)

11

Slope (%)

 > 15 (0.2) ‗ 15–8 (0.4) ‗ 8–6 (0.6) ‗ 6–2 (0.8) ‗ < 2 (1.0)

37,37

Accessibility

Access from only grade 4 road (0.2) ‗ Access from only grade 3 roads (0.4) ‗ Access from only 1 Grade 2 roads (0.6) ‗ Access from only 1 grade 1 roads (0.8) ‗ Access from 2 or more grade 1/2 roads (1.0)

11