Sustainable ecotourism indicators with fuzzy Delphi method – A Philippine perspective

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 93, Issue , 2018, Pages 874-888

  Ocampo, Lanndon ^a   Ebisa, Junine Angela ^b   Ombe, Jefferson ^b   Geen Escoto, Meredith ^b  

^a CEBU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Delphi method; Fuzzy set theory; Indicators; Philippines; Sustainable ecotourism

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOLOGY; FUZZY SET THEORY; FUZZY SETS; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); INFORMATION GRANULES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DELPHI METHOD; ECO-TOURISMS; GROUP DECISION MAKING PROCESS; PHILIPPINES; SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE; SUSTAINABLE TOURISM; VAGUENESS AND UNCERTAINTY;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 85048474735     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.05.060     Document Type: Article

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