Quantitative assessment of geoheritage with the GAM and MEREC-based PROMETHEE-GAIA method

Zorlu K., Dede V., Zorlu B. Ş., Serin S.

RESOURCES POLICY, cilt.84, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 84
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.103796
  • Dergi Adı: RESOURCES POLICY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Aerospace Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, EconLit, Index Islamicus, INSPEC, Metadex, PAIS International, Pollution Abstracts, Public Affairs Index, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Erzurum, GAM, MEREC, PROMETHEE-GAIA, Quantitative geoheritage assessment
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study aims to evaluate the geoheritage potentials of various landforms with quantitative methods. For this purpose, five districts of Erzurum province (Narman, Oltu, Olur, Uzundere, and Tortum) located in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkiye were selected. In these districts, high-diversity topographies have been formed due to geological and geomorphological processes. Thirteen landforms have been identified through field studies. Quantitative evaluation of these elements was carried out with the integrated use of GAM and MEREC-based PROMETHEE-GAIA methods. According to the results obtained, Narman Valley and Fairy Chimneys, Tortum Lake and Waterfall, Oltu Rainbow Hills, Tortum Zokun Lake and Floating Islands, and Kilimli Fairy Chimneys have been identified as positive value geosites of high importance. The research results are thought to make various contributions theoretically and practically.