A fuzzy analytic hierarchy approach for ranking and prioritizing sustainability criteria and indicators of ecotourism management

Ecotourism is an approach that should be environmentally, socially and economically sustainable. For this reason, monitoring and evaluating the ecotourism destination is very important. A good practice is using an indicator system for planning and applying ecotourism models that emphasis on the sust...

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Main Authors: Fallah, Marzieh, Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom, Aziz, Azlizam, Bose, Mahmud Mohammad, Abdullahi, Adamu, J., Mazlina, Mande, Hosea Kato, Ghadimzadeh, Azadeh, Mallak, Shadi Kafi
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Published: International Organization of Scientific Research 2014
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author Fallah, Marzieh
Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom
Aziz, Azlizam
Bose, Mahmud Mohammad
Abdullahi, Adamu
J., Mazlina
Mande, Hosea Kato
Ghadimzadeh, Azadeh
Mallak, Shadi Kafi
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Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom
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Abdullahi, Adamu
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Mande, Hosea Kato
Ghadimzadeh, Azadeh
Mallak, Shadi Kafi
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description Ecotourism is an approach that should be environmentally, socially and economically sustainable. For this reason, monitoring and evaluating the ecotourism destination is very important. A good practice is using an indicator system for planning and applying ecotourism models that emphasis on the sustainability approach. Ranking and prioritising of sustainability criteria and indicators facilitates evaluating the situation of the destination by managers. The purpose of this study was to prioritizing and ranking the sustainability criteria and indicators for monitoring and assessment of ecotourism management in Penang National Park, Malaysia. A Fuzzy Analytic hierarchical process (FAHP) was used for prioritizing 9 criteria and 21 indicators from four dimensions of 'ecological', 'social', 'economic' and 'institutional' which obtained from a modified Delphi survey.
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spelling upm-361622017-05-29T02:13:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36162/ A fuzzy analytic hierarchy approach for ranking and prioritizing sustainability criteria and indicators of ecotourism management Fallah, Marzieh Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom Aziz, Azlizam Bose, Mahmud Mohammad Abdullahi, Adamu J., Mazlina Mande, Hosea Kato Ghadimzadeh, Azadeh Mallak, Shadi Kafi Ecotourism is an approach that should be environmentally, socially and economically sustainable. For this reason, monitoring and evaluating the ecotourism destination is very important. A good practice is using an indicator system for planning and applying ecotourism models that emphasis on the sustainability approach. Ranking and prioritising of sustainability criteria and indicators facilitates evaluating the situation of the destination by managers. The purpose of this study was to prioritizing and ranking the sustainability criteria and indicators for monitoring and assessment of ecotourism management in Penang National Park, Malaysia. A Fuzzy Analytic hierarchical process (FAHP) was used for prioritizing 9 criteria and 21 indicators from four dimensions of 'ecological', 'social', 'economic' and 'institutional' which obtained from a modified Delphi survey. International Organization of Scientific Research 2014-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36162/1/A%20fuzzy%20analytic%20hierarchy%20approach%20for%20ranking%20and%20prioritizing%20sustainability%20criteria%20and%20indicators%20of%20ecotourism%20management.pdf Fallah, Marzieh and Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom and Aziz, Azlizam and Bose, Mahmud Mohammad and Abdullahi, Adamu and J., Mazlina and Mande, Hosea Kato and Ghadimzadeh, Azadeh and Mallak, Shadi Kafi (2014) A fuzzy analytic hierarchy approach for ranking and prioritizing sustainability criteria and indicators of ecotourism management. IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology, 8 (12 ver.4). pp. 64-73. ISSN 2319-2399; ESSN: 2319-2402 http://iosrjournals.org/iosr-jestft/pages/8%2812%29Version-4.html 10.9790/2402-081246473
spellingShingle Fallah, Marzieh
Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom
Aziz, Azlizam
Bose, Mahmud Mohammad
Abdullahi, Adamu
J., Mazlina
Mande, Hosea Kato
Ghadimzadeh, Azadeh
Mallak, Shadi Kafi
A fuzzy analytic hierarchy approach for ranking and prioritizing sustainability criteria and indicators of ecotourism management
title A fuzzy analytic hierarchy approach for ranking and prioritizing sustainability criteria and indicators of ecotourism management
title_full A fuzzy analytic hierarchy approach for ranking and prioritizing sustainability criteria and indicators of ecotourism management
title_fullStr A fuzzy analytic hierarchy approach for ranking and prioritizing sustainability criteria and indicators of ecotourism management
title_full_unstemmed A fuzzy analytic hierarchy approach for ranking and prioritizing sustainability criteria and indicators of ecotourism management
title_short A fuzzy analytic hierarchy approach for ranking and prioritizing sustainability criteria and indicators of ecotourism management
title_sort fuzzy analytic hierarchy approach for ranking and prioritizing sustainability criteria and indicators of ecotourism management
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