Multi-criteria analysis process for creation and evaluation of PES alternatives in the Ruka-Kuusamo tourism area

• Main Authors: Mikko Kurttila, Erkki Mäntymaa, Liisa Tyrväinen, Artti Juutinen, Teppo Hujala
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Kuusamo; Ruka; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/09640568.2019.1689933

Adoption of a new land-use governance system requires acceptance from involved actors. We present a payments for ecosystem services (PES) design process with multi-criteria analysis (MCA) based evaluation of alternatives within a nature-based tourism area in northern Finland. The tourism activities...