SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PLANNING-A GIS BASED APPROACH
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) can handle multiple spatial criteria and provides a tool to allocate resources between conflicting demands and aid decision makers in planning. Despite increased use of GIS in environmental planning and management, applications of GIS for tourism impact assessments is still limited. This study evaluates the potential of using GIS to plan ecologically sustainable tourism in Southeastern Iceland by developing a tourism decision support system (TDSS). The support system is based on several factors and variables found to have major impact on northern natural environments. A GIS model was further developed based on classification of the identified key factors and selected classification algorithms are used to assess classes of ecological sensitivity. Spatial overlays are further used to develop a tourism impact factor (TIF) that may aid decision makers in planning and managing sustainable tourism in sensitive areas that are facing risk of being subjected to ecological degradation.
Tourism tourism impact GIS ecological sensitivity environmental management and planning Iceland
Rannveig Olafsdottir Micael C.Runnstr(o) m
University of Iceland The Icelandic Tourism Research Centre Askja, Sturlugata 7, IS-101, Reykjavi k, Lunds University GIS Centre, S(o)lvegatan 12, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden
国际会议
乌鲁木齐
英文
559-568
2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）