Selection of the optimal tourism site using the ANP and fuzzy TOPSIS in the framework of Integrated Coastal Zone Management: A case of Qeshm Island

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 130, Issue , 2016, Pages 179-187

  Morteza, Zarei ^a   Reza, Fatemi Mohamad ^a   Seddiq, Mortazavi Mohammad ^b   Sharareh, Pourebrahim ^c   Jamal, Ghoddousi ^d  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecological Research Institute   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^d SOIL CONSERVATION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

ANP; Fuzzy TOPSIS; ICZM; Qeshm Islands; Tourism

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; FUZZY SETS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SITE SELECTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS; FUZZY TOPSIS; ICZM; INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; QESHM ISLANDS; SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SUPER DECISIONS SOFTWARES; TOURISM;

COASTAL ZONES;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SITE SELECTION; SOFTWARE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

HORMOZGAN; IRAN; QESHM;

EID: 84975488498     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.06.012     Document Type: Article

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