Subsystem | Driving factors | Reference |
Physical | Land cover | [3] [4] |
| Land use | [3] [4] [5] |
| Slope | [6] - [13] |
| Water table depth | [3] |
| Natural constraints | [14] |
| Infrastructure | [15] [16] |
Socio-economic | Population density | [6] [8] [9] [17] |
| Land value | [18] |
| Proximity to schools | [15] |
| Proximity to main road | [3] [6] [8] [9] [11] [12] [19] |
| Proximity to main town centre | [3] [6] [7] [8] [19] |
| Proximity to local sub centres | [3] [4] [7] [8] [20] |
| Proximity to recreation | [8] [18] |
| Proximity to employment centres | [8] |
| Proximity to industries and new development areas | [16] [19] |
| Road density | [4] |
| Housing and building density | [15] [20] |
Environmental | Proximity to green areas | [4] [8] |
| Proximity to water bodies | [3] [13] |
| Proximity to environmentally sensitive areas | [4] |
| Proximity to polluted areas | [21] |
| Proximity to flood prone areas | [22] |