The evaluation of sustainable tourism development by Analytic Hierarchy Process and fuzzy set theory: An empirical study on the green Island in Taiwan

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-145

  Tsaur, Sheng Hshiung ^a   Wang, Chih Hung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analytic Hierarchy Process; Delphi technique; Fuzzy set theory; Sustainable tourism development

Indexed keywords

DELPHI ANALYSIS; ECOTOURISM; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GREEN ISLAND [TAIWAN]; TAIWAN;

EID: 34447529239     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941660701243356     Document Type: Article

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