{"title":"基于多准则决策模型的埃塞俄比亚东北部潜在生态立地空间分析","authors":"Kiros Tsegay Deribew, Yared Mihretu, Girmay Abreha, Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda","doi":"10.1007/s41685-022-00248-5","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The northeastern part of Ethiopia, particularly Raya area is a pilgrimage site famed for its antique civilization, archaeological sites, and rural landscapes. Despite existing ecotourism potentials, the area has not been utilized for tourism for millennia. While previous work looked at the availability of natural resources, it did not identify and prioritize the resources, so knowledge gaps continue to exist in prioritization of potential ecotourism sites. This study attempted to identify various ecotourism indicators, evaluate and produce maps of suitable ecotourism sites, and prioritize optimum protected areas that are best suited for sustainable ecotourism development of Raya areas. For this analysis, 13 spatial indicators from physical, environmental, archaeological, socio-cultural, and socioeconomic sectors were considered. Analytic Hierarchical Process (AHP) was used to calculate the details of the spatial indicators and class weights. The suitability maps were classified into four classes as Highly Suitable (S1), Moderately Suitable (S2), Marginally Suitable (N1), and Not Suitable (N2). The results revealed 114.37 Km<sup>2</sup> (10.33%), 13.36 Km<sup>2</sup> (1.91%), and 10.39 Km<sup>2</sup> (1.62%) fall under the highly suitable class in Blocks B, A and C, respectively. AHP weights with ultimate criterion and field observations also ranked lake Ashenge, Hugumburda, and Gratkhassu national forest priority areas as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd optimal zones, respectively. The outcomes of this study are crucial for conservation pioneer work in ecological development, and should be used as an ideal blueprint by ecotourism planners and decision-makers for sustainable ecotourism development strategies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36164,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9000,"publicationDate":"2022-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"4","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Spatial analysis of potential ecological sites in the northeastern parts of Ethiopia using multi-criteria decision-making models\",\"authors\":\"Kiros Tsegay Deribew, Yared Mihretu, Girmay Abreha, Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda\",\"doi\":\"10.1007/s41685-022-00248-5\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><p>The northeastern part of Ethiopia, particularly Raya area is a pilgrimage site famed for its antique civilization, archaeological sites, and rural landscapes. 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The results revealed 114.37 Km<sup>2</sup> (10.33%), 13.36 Km<sup>2</sup> (1.91%), and 10.39 Km<sup>2</sup> (1.62%) fall under the highly suitable class in Blocks B, A and C, respectively. AHP weights with ultimate criterion and field observations also ranked lake Ashenge, Hugumburda, and Gratkhassu national forest priority areas as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd optimal zones, respectively. 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Spatial analysis of potential ecological sites in the northeastern parts of Ethiopia using multi-criteria decision-making models
The northeastern part of Ethiopia, particularly Raya area is a pilgrimage site famed for its antique civilization, archaeological sites, and rural landscapes. Despite existing ecotourism potentials, the area has not been utilized for tourism for millennia. While previous work looked at the availability of natural resources, it did not identify and prioritize the resources, so knowledge gaps continue to exist in prioritization of potential ecotourism sites. This study attempted to identify various ecotourism indicators, evaluate and produce maps of suitable ecotourism sites, and prioritize optimum protected areas that are best suited for sustainable ecotourism development of Raya areas. For this analysis, 13 spatial indicators from physical, environmental, archaeological, socio-cultural, and socioeconomic sectors were considered. Analytic Hierarchical Process (AHP) was used to calculate the details of the spatial indicators and class weights. The suitability maps were classified into four classes as Highly Suitable (S1), Moderately Suitable (S2), Marginally Suitable (N1), and Not Suitable (N2). The results revealed 114.37 Km2 (10.33%), 13.36 Km2 (1.91%), and 10.39 Km2 (1.62%) fall under the highly suitable class in Blocks B, A and C, respectively. AHP weights with ultimate criterion and field observations also ranked lake Ashenge, Hugumburda, and Gratkhassu national forest priority areas as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd optimal zones, respectively. The outcomes of this study are crucial for conservation pioneer work in ecological development, and should be used as an ideal blueprint by ecotourism planners and decision-makers for sustainable ecotourism development strategies.
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The Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science expands the frontiers of regional science through the diffusion of intrinsically developed and advanced modern, regional science methodologies throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Articles published in the journal foster progress and development of regional science through the promotion of comprehensive and interdisciplinary academic studies in relationship to research in regional science across the globe. The journal’s scope includes articles dedicated to theoretical economics, positive economics including econometrics and statistical analysis and input–output analysis, CGE, Simulation, applied economics including international economics, regional economics, industrial organization, analysis of governance and institutional issues, law and economics, migration and labor markets, spatial economics, land economics, urban economics, agricultural economics, environmental economics, behavioral economics and spatial analysis with GIS/RS data education economics, sociology including urban sociology, rural sociology, environmental sociology and educational sociology, as well as traffic engineering. The journal provides a unique platform for its research community to further develop, analyze, and resolve urgent regional and urban issues in Asia, and to further refine established research around the world in this multidisciplinary field. The journal invites original articles, proposals, and book reviews.The Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science is a new English-language journal that spun out of Chiikigakukenkyuu, which has a 45-year history of publishing the best Japanese research in regional science in the Japanese language and, more recently and more frequently, in English. The development of regional science as an international discipline has necessitated the need for a new publication in English. The Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science is a publishing vehicle for English-language contributions to the field in Japan, across the complete Asia-Pacific arena, and beyond.Content published in this journal is peer reviewed (Double Blind).