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

• Published in: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
• Main Authors: Kurttila, Mikko, Mäntymaa, Erkki, Tyrväinen, Liisa, Juutinen, Artti, Hujala, Teppo
• Other Authors: School of Forest Sciences, activities
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Informa UK Limited 2020
• Subjects: collaborative governance; landscape values; nature-based tourism; private land; SWOT; Kuusamo; Ruka; Northern Finland
• Online Access: https://erepo.uef.fi/handle/123456789/8054

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...