Quantitative assessment of geoheritage with the GAM and MEREC-based PROMETHEE-GAIA method

Kuttusi Zorlu, Volkan Dede, Burçin Şeyda Zorlu and Soner Serin

Resources Policy, 2023, vol. 84, issue C

Abstract: This study aims to evaluate the geoheritage potentials of various landforms with quantitative methods. For this purpose, five districts of Erzurum province (Narman, Oltu, Olur, Uzundere, and Tortum) located in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Türkiye were selected. In these districts, high-diversity topographies have been formed due to geological and geomorphological processes. Thirteen landforms have been identified through field studies. Quantitative evaluation of these elements was carried out with the integrated use of GAM and MEREC-based PROMETHEE-GAIA methods. According to the results obtained, Narman Valley and Fairy Chimneys, Tortum Lake and Waterfall, Oltu Rainbow Hills, Tortum Zökün Lake and Floating Islands, and Kilimli Fairy Chimneys have been identified as positive value geosites of high importance. The research results are thought to make various contributions theoretically and practically.

Keywords: Quantitative geoheritage assessment; GAM; MEREC; PROMETHEE-GAIA; Erzurum (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.103796

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