International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
11(1), P. 82 - 99
Published: Dec. 20, 2022
Geotourism
is
a
type
of
nature-based
tourism
the
landscape
and
landforms,
which
emphasizes
sustainable
use
geosites,
including
geomorphosites.
Geological
geomorphological
landforms
get
scientific,
aesthetic,
cultural,
economic
value
from
human
perspective
are
considered
as
The
objective
study
geotourism
potential
Proterozoic
terrain
Eastern
India,
evaluated
through
identification
description
geomorphosites
using
10-digit
geo-coding
scheme
geosite
assessment
model
(GAM).
studied
region
has
vast
richness
in
diversified
due
to
multi-phase
evolution
history
wide
range
events
that
have
occurred
on
terrain.
A
total
twelve
been
identified
for
evaluation.
structure
GAM
modified
this
by
adding
secondary
indicator
(ecological
interest)
scientific
section
primary
(cultural
value)
main
value.
results
revealed
top
five
high
potential,
they
Ajodhya,
Dalma,
Gar
Panchakot,
Joychandi,
Susunia,
whereas
Dhangikusum
Jharnakocha
low
potential.
improvement
infrastructure
accessibility
will
increase
additional
sites
also
development
cultural
utilization
geo-conservation
features
geosphere
can
potentially
yield
better
socio-economic
condition
region.
Geocarto International,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
39(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Choosing
appropriate
locations
for
built-up
growth
while
maintaining
natural
balance
has
become
necessary
sustainable
urban
planning.
To
this
end,
two
multi-criteria
decision-making
(MCDM)
approaches—the
multi-influencing
factor
(MIF)
and
the
analytical
hierarchy
process
(AHP)—have
been
applied
in
work.
The
MIF
model
results
show
that
23.546%
of
study
region
was
very
highly
suitable
newly
areas,
18.786%
restricted
settlement,
whereas,
AHP
model,
28.907%
area
suitable,
17.619%
settlement.
Finally,
dependability
efficiency
models
used
were
assessed
through
receiver
operating
curve
(ROC)
under
(AUC)
analysis.
comparative
analysis
demonstrates
approach
(AUC
0.817)
is
more
reliable
than
0.783).
present
work
provides
new
insights
to
integrate
GIS
tools
with
MCDM
practical
land
suitability
assessment.
Geosystems and Geoenvironment,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
1(4), P. 100093 - 100093
Published: June 3, 2022
Groundwater
plays
a
vital
role
in
the
development
of
ecological
niches,
durability
environment,
and
socio-economic
growth
an
area.
To
meet
demand
for
groundwater
over
increasing
population,
scientific
community
stresses
prospective
identifying
potential
zones
(GWPZ),
aiming
at
conservation,
planning,
regulation
optimum
utilization
this
natural
resource.
The
GWPZ
evaluation
Karuvannur
River
Basin
(KRB)
southern
part
India
was
carried
out
through
GIS-Fuzzy-Analytical
Hierarchy
Process
(FAHP),
by
assigning
weights
to
interdependent
factors
controlling
potentials
such
as
geomorphology
(Gm),
slope(S),
geology(G),
drainage
density
(Dd),
lineament
(Ld)
Land
Use
Cover
(Lu)
with
aid
Geographical
Information
system
(GIS).
FAHP
includes
pairwise
comparison
criteria
sub-criteria
elements
expressed
Triangular
Fuzzy
Numbers
(TFNs),
which
can
avoid
vagueness,
imprecision,
uncertainty
linguistic
scale.
model
result
validated
depth
water
level
data
dug
wells
plotting
them
on
map.
This
study
reveals
that
method
is
efficient
delineating
region
accuracy
80.9%.
Further,
are
reliant
underlying
lithology;
very
good
(48.1%)
aquifers
occupy
coastal
area;
(12.7%);
moderate
(18.3%)
provided
secondary
porosity
structures
while
poor
(20.9%)
eastern
hard
rock
areas
KRB.
type
cost-effective
be
used
sustainable
policies
management.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(6), P. e17616 - e17616
Published: June 1, 2023
Groundwater
supplies
have
been
exploited
because
of
global
water
shortage.
Therefore,
effective
management
resources
is
crucial.
Identifying
potential
groundwater
regions
in
arid
and
mountainous
terrains
challenging
for
many
developing
nations
a
lack
financial
human
resources.
An
integrated
strategy
using
remote
sensing,
geographic
information
systems,
multi-criteria
decision
analysis
the
hierarchical
analytical
process
was
used
to
identify
zones
Gulufa
Watershed,
Blue
Nile
River
Basin,
Ethiopia,
which
covers
1700
km2.
Nine
groundwater-influencing
thematic
layers
were
produced
from
conventional
satellite
data,
including
lineament
density,
lithology,
slope,
geomorphology,
soil,
land
use/land
cover,
drainage
rainfall,
elevation.
Satty
scale
values
their
classes
determined
based
on
experts'
opinions
literature.
Thematic
maps
weights
rates
produce
zone
map
ArcGIS
weighted
overlay
spatial
function
tool.
According
results,
prospect
consists
383
km2
very
high,
865
350
moderate,
58
low,
0.3
poor
zones.
Validation
existing
boreholes
yielded
close
agreement,
demonstrating
method's
accuracy.
removal
sensitivity
more
sensitive
lithology
than
other
layers.
The
created
research
region
can
be
an
essential
reference
identifying
locations
additional
resource
exploration,
planning,
management.
Geocarto International,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
37(22), P. 6671 - 6694
Published: June 22, 2021
In
this
article,
GIS,
remote
sensing
(RS)
and
fuzzy
AHP
are
used
to
develop
a
methodology
delineate
the
groundwater
potential
zones.
GIS-RS
technique
is
prepare
different
thematic
maps
that
influence
potentiality.
Fuzzy
method
assign
weights
ratings
layers
their
attributes
classes,
respectively.
After
assigning
weight
rating,
Groundwater
index
calculated
by
multiplying
each
layer
its
attribute
class
adding
all
of
them.
Thus,
(GWPI)
classify
The
in
study
area
classified
into
five
classes
such
as
very
low
(0.51%
total
area),
(13.58%),
moderate
(61.25%),
high
(23.42%)
(1.24%).
delineated
zone
map
verified
using
well
depth
data,
obtained
from
central
board
(CGWB),
India.
