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Ecotourism Land Capability Evaluation Using Spatial Multi Criteria Evaluation
Mir Masoud Kheikhah Zarkesh, Nahid Almasi and Farzad Taghizadeh
Corresponding Author: Nahid Almasi
Submitted: 2011 May, 30
Accepted: 2011 June, 20
Published: 2011 July, 25 |
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Study ahead, aims at examination of applicability of multi criteria evaluation in land suitability
analysis. In recent years, multiple criteria decision making models have been entered in the field of ecological
land evaluation studies significantly. Among the important features of multiple criteria decision-making system
can be named its involving with various factors weight, or quantifying experts’ opinions in decision-making
models. In this study, a region with an extent of 7181 ha was selected in Dohezar Basin (located on northern
part of Iran) in which the land capability was evaluated for tourism land use using multi criteria evaluation. All
criteria were weighed using experts’ opinion and relevant standards and ultimately areas were selected as
suitable places for tourism which have the highest suitability. Compared with the traditional model in which
some important factors is ignored due to its limited ability in simultaneous consideration of all effective criteria
as well as poor integration and weighting, can be easily inferred that such a model can not be held accountable
in watershed decision-making levels, especially in small and complex physiographic conditions. In multiple
criteria evaluation methods, all the indicators after forming the decision matrix and weighting process, were
integrated and classified based on the rating received for tourism potentiality, and the suitability map for the
tourism land use was prepared. The results of this approach, while consistent with the existing conditions, also
has made possible the appropriate decision making to allocate the land to different land uses.
Key words: Ecotourism, land capability evaluation, land use, multi criteria decision making, tourism, ,
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Mir Masoud Kheikhah Zarkesh, Nahid Almasi and Farzad Taghizadeh, . Ecotourism Land Capability Evaluation Using Spatial Multi Criteria Evaluation. Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, (07): 693-700.
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ISSN (Online): 2040-7467
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