Landscape assessment for space orientation for ecological tourism development in Van Ho district, Son La province

DOI: 10.18173/2354-1067.2021-0017

Abstract

The paper presents the results of landscape assessment serving the spatial orientation of ecotourism development in Van Ho district, Son La province. The input data includes: Terrain (elevation, slope, slope direction, ground roughness); Natural (temperature, rainfall, geology and soil); Environment (vegetation cover density, land use activity, protected\ protected area, distance from water source); Socio-economic (distance from residential points, distance from major roads, distance from cultural sites, distance from negative points). The weights of the criteria are determined through AHP method. The component values of the indicators and the overall landscape value were determined by overlaying the maps. The results show that: About 75% of the district area is not suitable for ecotourism development, about 25% of the area is suitable for ecotourism development, distributed in the east and southeast of the district.