Application of Analytic Hierarchy Process and weighted sum techniques for green tourism potential mapping in the Gangetic West Bengal, India

Raha, Shrinwantu; Gayen, Shasanka Kumar

doi:10.1007/s10708-022-10619-2

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“…The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is frequently used in the Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) approach to determine the weighted values of each factor. When making decisions, AHP approaches display the hierarchical structure of several criteria in a pairwise comparison method (Raha and Gayen, 2022). Equal number of rows and equal number of columns is noticed in AHP matrix.…”

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“…Those 8 variables are considered in the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) which helps to identify tourism potentiality zone of Bankura. Under the Tourist Intensity Measures (Manera and Valle, 2018), Average Length of Stay (ALS) (Alén et al, 2014), Hotel Density (HD) (Assaf et al, 2015), Tourist Function Index (TFI) (Marković, et al, 2017), Tourist Density (Manera and Valle, 2018;Simancas and Peñarrubia, 2019), Road Density and Road Proximity (Raha et al, 2022) considered. So, using AHP based weightage the spatial overlay equation of TIM will be:…”

Section: Step-1: Selection and Preparation Of The Thematic Layersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The weighted sum technique is utilized in the fourth stage, to get the tourism potentiality map. The formula is as follows (Raha and Gayen, 2022):…”

Section: Step-4: Weighted Sum Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Environmental quality is another very important factor to be dealt with. A tourist spot becomes less attracted if it is polluted (Raha and Gayen, 2022). Thus, tourism potentiality seems low.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…Indian national parks, sanctuaries, marshes, and other natural and cultural settings that are endowed with a distinctive biodiversity -which has grown by up to 6% in the past ten years-are the only places where tourists are attracted (Chaudhary et al, 2022;Puri et al, 2019). Bankura is also known for its religious diversity and cultural diversity, stretching back to the ancient history (Raha and Gayen, 2022). Nevertheless, despite its abundant natural resources, the current tourism business model does not adequately balance indicators relating to the Tourism Intensity Measure (TIM), Climate (C), Physical (P), Social (S), Economy (E), and Amenities.…”

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Tourism Potentiality Zone Mapping by Using the AHP Technique: A Study on Bankura District, West Bengal, India

Raha

Gayen

2022

J Geographical Studies

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Tourism is a multidimensional sector having significant contributions to sustainable development, economic upliftment, and social benefits. Although the Bankura is full of tourism potential, but its’ tourism potentiality has not been properly used. This study is designed to identify the tourism potential zones of the Bankura district using a 5-steps integrated methodology, which includes the preparation of the thematic layers (Eight parameters and thirty-four indicators) (Step-1); creation of matrices for pair-wise comparisons (Step-2); classification of the raster maps (Step-3); use of the weighted sum method to get the composite variables (Step-4) and classification of tourism potential map using the natural breaks (Step-5). This study has selected eight parameters, which are the Tourist Intensity Measure (TIM), Climate (C), Physical (P), Social (S), Economy (E), Environmental Quality (EQ), Amenities (AN), and Diversity in Local Art and Crafts (LAC′). Approximately, 23.33% area is identified with a high tourism potentiality, 58.74% area is observed under the moderate tourism potentiality, and 17.92% area is recognized as a low tourism potentiality. Efficiency testing of the tourism potentiality map indicates high precision utilizing the considerably high R-square value (0.94). The study uses an exceptional methodological framework applicable in any region.

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Section: Analytic Hierarchy Process (Ahp)mentioning

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Section: Step-1: Selection and Preparation Of The Thematic Layersmentioning

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“…The weighted sum technique is utilized in the fourth stage, to get the tourism potentiality map. The formula is as follows (Raha and Gayen, 2022):…”

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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2022

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Sustainability in tourism demands a mode shift: Appraisal of heritage tourism; a safe bet for developing regions

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The study aims to determine heritage tourism potential in the Kashmir valley, a developing region, to lower the impact of mass tourism on the natural environment. The potential was assessed using criterion‐based indicators. After a Delphi survey, Content Validation Ratio determined indicator retention. Field trips and secondary sources identified the sites. The sites with cultural significance were prioritized with other supporting factors. The Weighted Sum Method assessed the heritage site potential. It was calculated for each criterion: Cultural, Physical, and Natural. Then, total potential was classified into three groups on the basis of equal intervals depicting high, medium, and low, where high ranges from 0.628 to 0.756, medium from 0.502 to 0.628, and low from 0.375 to 0.502. Being the capital city and hub of different activities, Srinagar district of the study area has maximum of the sites with high heritage potential. Owing to its long history, the study region has many heritage sites; however, its tourism potential has yet to be tapped. The study emphasizes the significance of shifting surges in tourism forms in managing sustainable tourism development.

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Application of Analytic Hierarchy Process and weighted sum techniques for green tourism potential mapping in the Gangetic West Bengal, India

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Tourism Potentiality Zone Mapping by Using the AHP Technique: A Study on Bankura District, West Bengal, India

Tourism Potentiality Zone Mapping by Using the AHP Technique: A Study on Bankura District, West Bengal, India

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Tourism potential zone mapping using the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and geographical information system: a study on Jharkhand State, India

Sustainability in tourism demands a mode shift: Appraisal of heritage tourism; a safe bet for developing regions

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