MULTI-CRITERION GEO-INFORMATION ANALYSIS OF THE TOURIST POTENTIAL OF MOUNTAIN TERRITORIES ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE LVIV REGION

The aim of the article is to assess the tourism potential of mountainous areas of Lviv region using multi-criteria geoinformation analysis and to identify the most suitable areas for tourism development. Methodology. The study is based on the application of general scientific methods, such as analysis, synthesis, comparison, classification, as well as special methods of multi-criteria geo-information analysis and analysis of hierarchies (AHP). Results. Existing approaches to geo-information analysis of the tourist potential of mountainous areas are considered. 11 criteria that affect the tourist potential of mountainous areas are identified. A geo-information database is formed from geospatial layers of the components of the tourist potential. Using the method of analysis of hierarchies, the weight of each component of the tourist potential is established. By using the weighted overlay analysis method, a map of the suitability of mountainous areas of Lviv region for tourism has been compiled, where areas with very high, high, medium and low suitability have been identified. The multi-criteria geoinformation analysis that has been conducted showed that the mountainous areas of Lviv region are characterized by high and medium tourism potential of the territory of 92% of the total area of the region. Scientific novelty. The assessment of the tourism potential of mountainous areas of Lviv region has been was carried out using the method of hierarchy analysis in combination with multi-criteria geoinformation analysis. The practical significance of the work lies in the spatial assessment of tourism potential and identification of the most suitable areas for tourism development in the mountainous part of Lviv region. In addition, the obtained analysis results can become the basis for developing a strategy for the development of the tourism industry of mountainous areas of Lviv region.