Finding suitable locations for ecotourism development in Cox's Bazar using Geographical Information System and Analytical Hierarchy Process

Geocarto International

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 256-267

  Ullah, Kazi Masel ^a   Hafiz, Roxana ^a  

^a BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

AHP; Cox's Bazar; ecotourism; GIS; land suitability evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; ECOTOURISM; GIS; LAND EVALUATION; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

BANGLADESH; CHITTAGONG [BANGLADESH]; COX'S BAZAR;

EID: 84903534730     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2012.760005     Document Type: Article

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