Geographical position, topographic conditions and climatic variety have caused the âprovince of Zanjan to be known as the province of Four Seasons. Its unique âecological conditions, forest and pasture coverage, numerous water resources, âwildlife, several hunting zones, protected areas, caves, waterfalls, springs and tens of âother beautiful unique landscapes have caused this province to become one of the âtwo tourist poles in Northwest of the country. In this study, by using geographic âinformation system, we have studied appropriate areas of potential ecotourism âactivities such as mountaineering, hiking, winter sports and skiing, water sports and âfishing, nature therapy and ecotourism. Therefore, required layers of information âwere prepared including maps of the altitudes levels, slope, slope aspect, water levels âand rivers, mineral springs and vegetation. Then, by combining and overlapping âinformation layers in GIS environment using Boolean Models and AHP, appropriate âzones for ecotourism development in Zanjan were specified. This study shows that âover 30 percent of the province area has the potential for various ecotourism âactivities.â
Mozaffari, H. and Amir Amadi, A. (2012). Analysis of Appropriate Zones for Ecotourism Development in Zanjan Province Using GIS. Geographical Research, 27(106), 135-150.
MLA
Mozaffari, H. , and Amir Amadi, A. . "Analysis of Appropriate Zones for Ecotourism Development in Zanjan Province Using GIS", Geographical Research, 27, 106, 2012, 135-150.
HARVARD
Mozaffari, H., Amir Amadi, A. (2012). 'Analysis of Appropriate Zones for Ecotourism Development in Zanjan Province Using GIS', Geographical Research, 27(106), pp. 135-150.
CHICAGO
H. Mozaffari and A. Amir Amadi, "Analysis of Appropriate Zones for Ecotourism Development in Zanjan Province Using GIS," Geographical Research, 27 106 (2012): 135-150,
VANCOUVER
Mozaffari, H., Amir Amadi, A. Analysis of Appropriate Zones for Ecotourism Development in Zanjan Province Using GIS. Geographical Research, 2012; 27(106): 135-150.
