Potentiometry of areas prone to ecotourism development In the Kamyaran County

Ecotourism is a new form of tourism and one of the strategies for sustainable development in rural areas. Many areas have high potential for ecotourism development due to suitable environmental and cultural conditions, including Kamyaran city. Due to the importance of the issue and the high potential of Kamyaran city, in this research, the potential of ecotourism development potential areas in this city has been assessed. In this research, 1: 50000 topographic maps, 30 m high digital model and information layers have been used as research data. The main research tool is ArcGIS software. The general method of research is that using environmental and human parameters as well as an integrated model of fuzzy logic and AHP, areas prone to ecotourism development in Kamyaran city have been identified. According to the results, a large part of the area of Kamyaran city, including the villages adjacent to the cities of Kamyaran and Mouchesh, as well as villages located on the Kamyaran-Palangan route due to near to the main road, near to urban areas, near to the river, near to geosites and sites Cultural as well as low altitude and slope have high potential for ecotourism development.