Investigation of Rangeland potential for Apiculture by using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Technique

Salehi, Mahdieh; Arzani, Hossein; Tavili, ِAli; Ghorbani, Mahdi

doi:10.22059/jrwm.2017.104147.736

Document Type : Research Paper

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² Professor, Faculty of Natural resources, Tehran University, Tehran

³ university of tehran

⁴ Assistant Professor, Faculty of Natural resources, Tehran University, Tehran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jrwm.2017.104147.736

Abstract

Rrecently, rangeland multiple use has been found to be one of the primary solutions to alleviate livestock grazing pressure while improving stakeholder's welfare and per capita income and sustainable management and development. Beekeeping in rangeland as a profitable approach and one of multiple use components in upper Taleghan basin and Saman Orfi of Narian, Dizan and Mehran were studied. The present study was aimed to determine beekeeping suitability as well as ecological and social issues. According to permanent standards and resource sites priority for comprising of these Samans Orfi reserves 4 criteria to be considered such as vegetation,environmental, physical and social issues.These criteria are included overall 14 sub criteria. So Multi-Criteria Decision Making Methods (MCDM) has used because of problem complexity. The hierarchical formed in the 4 levels that is purpose, criteria, sub criteria and options. One of the criteria were qualitative. For accessing logical results, we benefit specialist cooperation. The results showed that social problem are more important than the other criteria in priority. Also, final results of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) indicated that Saman Orfi Narian, and Mehran and Dizin were fall into first to third priorities respectively.

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Journal of Range and Watershed Managment

Investigation of Rangeland potential for Apiculture by using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Technique

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Volume 70, Issue 3
December 2017
Pages 711-722

Investigation of Rangeland potential for Apiculture by using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Technique

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Volume 70, Issue 3December 2017Pages 711-722

Volume 70, Issue 3
December 2017
Pages 711-722