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Application of analytical hierarchy process and geographic information system in capability evaluation of Babolrood basin lands for range management | ||
| تحقیقات مرتع و بیابان ایران | ||
| Article 8, Volume 20, Issue 1, June 2013, Pages 101-114 PDF (1.14 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.22092/ijrdr.2013.2986 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Omid Karami* 1; Seyed Mohammad Hosseini Nasr2 | ||
| 1Ph.D. Student, Department of Forestry, Agriculture Science and Natural Resources University of Sari, Sari, Iran | ||
| 2Assistant Professor, Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture Science and Natural Resources University of Sari, Sari | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Determination of land capability for optimal use of land and prevention from land degradation due to improper use is an effective step towards sustainable development strategy. Due to the importance of the issue, in this study, ecological capability of Babolrood basin-Mazandaran for range management was evaluated using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Geographic Information System (GIS). Thus, the hierarchy of evaluation process was created and the weights of criteria and indicators were computed using expert's judgments and indicators were mapped in GIS environment. In final step, ecological capability map of range management was generated using GIS-based Weighted Linear Combination (WLC) technique. Results showed that 78.94% of the study area had no capability and 1.21, 13.02, 6.7 and 0.13% of the study area had the class capability of first, second, third and fourth, respectively. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Ecological capability evaluation; Range management; Analytical Hierarchy Process; Geographic Information System; Babolrood | ||
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