Zoning of Shiraz ecotourism potential based on fuzzy multi-criteria analysis (GIS)

Shiraz city is one of the cities of Fars province that despite having suitable landscapes and natural landscapes for the development of ecotourism, has not been able to. In this respect, reach its real and worthy position. In this regard, it seems that knowledge of the ecotourism potential of the region and the identification of areas prone to ecotourism "in order to save time, money and boost the tourism economy of the study area. This study was intended to use Fuzzy multi-criteria analysis method achieves this important. In this regard, based on "field evidence and various library documents, data and information on 8 criteria including slope, slope direction, altitude, distance from the river, vegetation density, Soil and lithology were collected. Preparation, management and analysis of data and information were performed in the GIS environment, which ultimately led to the preparation of an ecotourism potential zoning map of the study area. The results of this zoning showed the existence of good ecotourism potentials in the area and showed an acceptable adaptation to the terrestrial realities. The concentration of high-power zones in the south and east of the city, while emphasizing the importance of these zones, identified a priority for the development of ecotourism for the rural areas of the region. So that the villages of Koohmareh Sorkhi, Arjan plain, Farah Chaman and Siakh Darangan had the highest priority for the development of ecotourism. The lowest ecotourism potential was mainly allocated to the eastern areas of the city and rural areas.