지리정보시스템(GIS)을 이용한 관광지 수용력 적용모형 개발

Development of Application Model on Tourism Carrying Capacity Using Geographic Information Systems(GIS)

This study is to develop the application model on tourism carrying capacity using the concept of social carrying capacity and Geographic Information System. For development of the application model author study conducted surveys for tourists at Nami island and transformed the data to apply the social factors including tourist’s motivation, activity, perceived environment, displacement, and satisfaction to GIS. He drew out the layers from digital map which were already established by National Geographic Information Institute, conducting spatial analysis and visualization of GIS based on statistically significant relationships between social factors on thematic maps. From this process author found the applicability of the model on tourism carrying capacity.