Site suitability evaluation for ecotourism using GIS & AHP: A case study of surat Thani Province, Thailand

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue , 2011, Pages 269-278

  Bunruamkaew, Khwanruthai ^a   Murayama, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

AHP; Ecotourism; GIS; MCDM; Site suitability evaluation; Surat thani; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 82555202992     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.07.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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