Multi-dimensional evaluation and ranking of coastal areas using GIS and multiple criteria choice methods

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dc.contributor.authorKitsiou, D.en
dc.contributor.authorCoccossis, H.en
dc.contributor.authorKarydis, M.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialRhodes islanden
dc.coverage.spatialAegean Seaen
dc.coverage.spatialGreeceen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:55:31Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:55:31Zen
dc.date.issued2002en
dc.description.abstractCoastal ecosystems are increasingly threatened by short-sighted management policies that focus on human activities rather than the systems that sustain them. The early assessment of the impacts of human activities on the quality of the environment in coastal areas is important for decision-making, particularly in cases of environment/development conflicts, such as environmental degradation and saturation in tourist areas. In the present study, a methodology was developed for the multi-dimensional evaluation and ranking of coastal areas using a set of criteria and based on the combination of multiple criteria choice methods and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The northeastern part of the island of Rhodes in the Aegean Sea, Greece was the case study area. A distinction in sub-areas was performed and they were ranked according to socio-economic and environmental parameters. The robustness of the proposed methodology was assessed using different configurations of the initial criteria and reapplication of the process. The advantages and disadvantages, as well as the usefulness of this methodology for comparing the status of coastal areas and evaluating their potential for further development based on various criteria, is further discussed.en
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dc.identifier1003en
dc.identifier.citationThe Science of the Total Environment 284(1-3): 1-17en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0048-9697(01)00851-8en
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697en
dc.identifier.other1003_00015.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65882en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherAmsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Science B.V.en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2002 by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.en
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectEcosystem managementen
dc.subjectEcosystemen
dc.subjectSubtropicsen
dc.subjectGISen
dc.subjectResource management toolsen
dc.subjectNatural resource managementen
dc.subjectMulti-dimensional evaluationen
dc.subjectMultiple criteria choice methodsen
dc.subjectCoastal areaen
dc.subjectMarine eutrophicationen
dc.subjectEcosystemen
dc.titleMulti-dimensional evaluation and ranking of coastal areas using GIS and multiple criteria choice methodsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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