Mapping potential nature based tourism in Jordan using AHP, GIS and remote sensing

IF 2.4 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Journal of Ecotourism Pub Date : 2021-08-25 DOI:10.1080/14724049.2021.1968879

Bashar Maaiah, Mohammad Al-Badarneh, Abdalla Al-Shorman

引用次数: 5

Abstract

ABSTRACT In the past few years, the demand for nature-based tourism (NBT) has increased significantly nationally and internationally. However, promoting NBT, especially at the local level, needs more attention. This study seeks to produce a map of NBT tourist attractions in Jordan that considers distance and cost. Analytical hierarchy process (AHP), geographic information system (GIS), and remote sensing were used. The use of the AHP model was based on a multi-criteria assessment of attractiveness, including landscape, accessibility, infrastructure, and facilities. For this procedure, 150 travel agency personnel were interviewed. The study results showed that desert attractions followed by forests and nature reserves had the highest priority in the AHP model, while the lowest priorities were recorded for water attraction. Based on this, managerial and theoretical implications are proposed.

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利用AHP、GIS和遥感对约旦潜在的自然旅游进行制图

在过去的几年中，国内外对自然旅游(NBT)的需求显著增加。然而，促进非技术壁垒，特别是在地方一级，需要更多的关注。本研究旨在制作约旦NBT旅游景点的地图，考虑距离和成本。采用层次分析法(AHP)、地理信息系统(GIS)和遥感技术。AHP模型的使用基于对吸引力的多标准评估，包括景观、可达性、基础设施和设施。为了这个程序，采访了150名旅行社工作人员。研究结果表明，在AHP模型中，沙漠景点的优先级最高，其次是森林和自然保护区，而水景点的优先级最低。在此基础上，提出了管理和理论意义。

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Journal of Ecotourism Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

12.50%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Ecotourism seeks to advance the field by examining the social, economic, and ecological aspects of ecotourism at a number of scales, and including regions from around the world. Journal of Ecotourism welcomes conceptual, theoretical, and empirical research, particularly where it contributes to the dissemination of new ideas and models of ecotourism planning, development, management, and good practice. While the focus of the journal rests on a type of tourism based principally on natural history - along with other associated features of the man-land nexus - it will consider papers which investigate ecotourism as part of a broader nature based tourism, as well as those works which compare or contrast ecotourism/ists with other forms of tourism/ists.