Establishing a GIS-SMCDA Model of Sustainable Eco-Tourism Development in Pahang, Malaysia
In this study on dynamic, complex, and spatial decision making situations, the geographic information system (GIS) based spatial multi-criteria decision analysis (SMCDA) is used as a tool for sustainable environmental planning and ecotourism spot study. GIS is used to identify and study the morp...
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International Union of Geological Sciences
2023
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44670/1/Establishing%20a%20GIS-SMCDA%20Model%20of%20Sustainable%20Eco-Tourism%20Development%20in%20Pahang%2C%20Malaysia.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44670/ https://www.episodes.org/journal/view.html?uid=2306 https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2022/022037 |
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| Summary: | In this study on dynamic, complex, and spatial decision making situations, the geographic information system (GIS)
based spatial multi-criteria decision analysis (SMCDA)
is used as a tool for sustainable environmental planning
and ecotourism spot study. GIS is used to identify and study
the morphological zones of coastal resorts and ecotourism sustainability in Sungai Karang sub-district in Kuantan,
Pahang. To evaluate the geographic information of the
state, the development of geodatabase and spatial modeling
were used as one of the most appropriate GIS-SMCDA models to create new dimensions for understanding the current situation in the identification of ecotourism-sensitive areas (ESA). The results in the final ESA map show that the size of the zones for the built-up area: 4,500.25 ha, agricultural area: 3,635.87 ha, coastline: 2,109.67 ha, road: 3,518.72 ha, and water bodies: 8,899.37 ha. The study
suggests that the GIS-SMCDA model can be a quite effective method for dealing with different parameters of site
attractiveness for ecotourism sustainability. The results
show that the area of a suitable site for ecotourism in Sungai Karang Sub-district is 248.87 ha, compared to an
unsuitable site of 29,104.44 ha. This shows that a minimum area can be selected for the construction of an ecotourism center in this area. |
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