How does tourism affect protected areas?: A multi-criteria decision making application in UNESCO natural heritage sites

• Published in: Natural hazards (Dordrecht) Vol. 117; no. 2; pp. 1923 - 1944
• Main Authors: Selcuk, Onur, Karakas, Hatice, Cizel, Beykan, Ipekci Cetin, Emre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Amendments; Civil Engineering; Conservation areas; Cultural heritage; Decision making; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Environmental Management; Forest conservation; Forest management; Geophysics/Geodesy; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Historic sites; Hydrogeology; International organizations; Lakes; Multiple criteria decision making; Multiple criterion; National parks; Natural Hazards; Nature conservation; Nature reserves; Original Paper; Protected areas; Sanctuaries; Tourism; Protected areas; Natural heritage sites; MCDM; Tourism affects; UNESCO convention

The tourism is an industry that makes extensive use of natural heritage sites. It has long been debated whether tourism is a threat to natural heritage sites. This research has been written to contribute to these discussions. In the study, the author(s) aims to determine the effects and threat level...