The Application of Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) For Evaluating The Factors Affecting Sustainable Tourism in Order To Develop A Model For Sustanable Tourism

Abstract

Regarding with the effect of disease transmission and environmental pollution caused by passengers and immigrants’ entrance on sustainable tourism and also considering the impact of medical tourism on sustainable tourism, in this chapter according to Sadler’s Model, the researcher has designed a new model in which she added the health care as an effective factor on sustainable tourism and also s/he illustrated the significant role of information technology (as an influential factor ) on all effective factors of sustainable tourism in the designed model. In this research Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) was used to obtain the critical factors of the sustainable tourism by seeking opinion of tourism experts to establish a new model for sustainable tourism. Keywords: