دانلود 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

Abstract

One of the main goals of implementation of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Iran is to establish sustainable social and economic development in the coastal areas. The main strategy for achieving this goal is by encouraging the economic activities at the coastal areas that are consistent with environmental capacities. Tourist industry has a special place in the national economy, and it plays the most dynamic economic role in sustainable development. A large number of people usually choose this area for recreation as a result of the beautiful landscapes consisting of green forest, hills, rivers and wetland. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine the optimal tourism sites among various tourism alternatives based on ICZM strategies. This study develops an evaluation model based on the analytic network process (ANP) and the technique for order performance by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS), to help the investors in tourism industries, for the selection of the optimal tourism site in the Integrated Coastal Zone Management in a fuzzy environment, where the vagueness and subjectivity are handled with linguistic values parameterized by triangular fuzzy numbers. The ANP is used to analysis the structure of tourism site selection problem and determine the weights of the criteria, while Fuzzy TOPSIS method is utilized to obtain final priorities. A real world application is performed to illustrate the utilization of the model for the tourism site selection problem. Furthermore, for convenience and accuracy in calculating the relative weights of the criteria, Super Decisions software was used. The proposed model adopted in Qeshm Island considers and interprets the effectiveness and feasibility of the model.