Multi-criteria Analysis for Rapid Strategic Environmental Assessment in Tourism Planning

Fatemeh Khosravi, Thomas B. Fischer and Urmila Jha-Thakur ()
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Fatemeh Khosravi: Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK
Thomas B. Fischer: Environmental Assessment and Management Research Centre, School of Environmental Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK3Research Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
Urmila Jha-Thakur: School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2019, vol. 21, issue 04, 1-20

Abstract: Multi-criteria analysis (MCA) is a group of analytical approaches allowing us to compare criteria or alternatives when making complex decisions. It can be applied in Strategic Environmental Assessment for supporting the integration of environmental, social and economic aspects into the development of strategies, policies, plan and programme making. This paper reports on an application of analytical hierarchy process (AHP) as one of MCA approaches to assess Gilan Tourism Development Plan in Iran. Here, the Global Sustainable Tourism criteria were weighted by AHP on the basis of experts’ opinions. The extent to which development options for Gilan Tourism Development Plan were likely to be sustainable was assessed using a list of weighted criteria. The evaluation of the findings suggests that the plan has not met all the sub-criteria of sustainable tourism.

Keywords: Multi-criteria analysis; strategic environmental assessment (SEA); sustainable tourism criteria; Iran (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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