The use of a GIS-based multi-criteria evaluation technique for the development of a zoning plan for a seasonally variable Ramsar wetland site in Syria: Sabkhat Al-Jabboul

• Published in: Wetlands ecology and management Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 253 - 264
• Main Authors: Boulad, Natalia, Hamidan, Nashat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Additives; anthropogenic activities; Birds; Breeding; breeding season; Breeding seasons; Buffer zones; Conservation; Conservation areas; Conservation Biology/Ecology; Criteria; ecology; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; Evaluation; expert opinion; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; geographic information systems; Geographical information systems; Human influences; Hydrology/Water Resources; Life Sciences; Management; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Multiple criterion; Organizations; Original Paper; Protected areas; Seasonal variation; Seasonal variations; Seasons; Spatial distribution; Spring; Spring (season); Syria; Water Quality/Water Pollution; Wetlands; Winter; Zoning; Syria; Human impact; Wetland management; Expert judgement; Conservation values; Weighted criteria

Zoning is an important tool used in the management of protected areas and wetlands. It has been developed to apply conservation objectives at different levels of management where conflicting uses can be taking place. GIS is increasingly used to solve land allocation problem with techniques based on...