Forests have many ecotourism attractions. Ecotourism can be defined as an opportunity to promote the values in the protected areas and to finance for related stakeholders. | Turk J Agric For 30 (2006) 153-164 © TÜB‹TAK Multiple Criteria Activity Selection for Ecotourism Planning in ‹¤neada Kenan OK Department of Forest Economics, Faculty of Forestry, ‹stanbul University - TURKEY Received: Abstract: Forests have many ecotourism attractions. Ecotourism can be defined as an opportunity to promote the values in the protected areas and to finance for related stakeholders. However, ecotourism can be classified as a possible threat to ecosystems because of ecotourism’s attractions are based on fragile ecological relations. Activity selection regarding ecological, social and economic dimensions is important in forest and tourism management. Ecotourism activities were selected using a multi-criteria decision model based on an ELECTRE method. The model that was applied with a participatory approach consists of 19 alternates and 28 criteria. While horse-riding was determined to be the best activity, shooting and sportive fishing activities were determined to be the worst. Key Words: Ecotourism, ELECTRE, global environment facility, multi-criteria decision making ‹¤neada’n›n Ekoturizm Planlamas› ‹çin Çok Ölçütlü Etkinlik Seçimi Özet: Ormanlar ekoturizm aç›s›ndan önemli pek çok çekicilik içerir. Ekoturizm, korunan alanlardaki de¤erleri tan›tma ve ilgililere finansman olanaklar› yaratma f›rsat› olarak kabul edilebilir. Bununla birlikte, çekicilikler k›r›lgan ekosistem iliflkileri üzerine kuruldu¤unda, ekoturizmi ekosistemleri tehdit eden faktörler aras›nda s›n›fland›rmak da olanakl›d›r. Etkinlik seçerken ekolojik, ekonomik ve sosyal boyutlar› dikkate almak orman ve turizm yönetiminde önemlidir. Bu çal›flmada, ELECTRE yöntemine dayal› bir çok ölçütlü karar modeli ile etkinlik seçimi yap›lm›flt›r. Kat›l›mc› bir yaklafl›mla uygulanan model 19 seçenek ve 28 ölçütten oluflmaktad›r. Ata binme seçene¤i en iyi etkinlik olarak belirlenirken, at›c›l›k ve sportif olta bal›kç›l›¤› etkinlikleri en kötü etkinlikler olarak hesaplanm›flt›r. Anahtar
