Arezou Shafaghat - MIT-UTM MSCP Program, Institute Sultan Iskandar, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai ۸۱۳۱۰, Malaysia
Kiu Sue Jing - Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai ۸۱۳۱۰, Johor, Malaysia
Ali Keyvanfar - Department of Construction Management, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA ۳۰۰۶۰, United States
Amir Jamshidnezhad - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology (KNTU), Tehran,۱۹۶۹۷۶۴۴۹۹ Iran
Hasanuddin Lamit - Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai ۸۱۳۱۰, Johor, Malaysia

The urban planners and developers are attempting to restore the river parks through sustainable and ecological approaches which return the encroached habitats and degraded ecosystems to a stable and healthy condition. However, they need an assessment model to measure and quantify the urban river park‘s ecological restoration performances and capabilities. Accordingly, this research has developed the Urban River Park Restoration (URPR) Assessment Model. The UPRP assessment model has been developed using the Analytical Network Process (ANP) method. The URPR model is a multi‐layered decision-making model involving four criteria and thirty sub-criteria. Among the criteria, the river slope stabilization techniques have gained the highest limited weight (WC2=0.844), followed by the stream buffer (WC1=0.0841). Within all sub-criteria, the vegetated geogrid has gained the highest limited weight (WC2.6=0.0442), followed by the vegetated gabion (WC2.2=0.037). The UPRP model aids urban professional to assess and improve the urban river park‘s ecosystem. This model can be applied to any river parks around the world, and this research implemented it to Bishan River Park in Malaysia. According to URPR model assessment results, the Bishan River Park earned Grade B (Good), means, some minor restoration improvements are needed.

River Park, Restoration, Ecological Assessment, Decision Making, Assessment Model, Analytical Network Process (ANP)