Multi Criteria Evaluation of the Methods for Preventing Soil Erosion Using Fuzzy ANP: The Case of Turkey

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the methods for preventing soil erosion through fuzzy ANP. The problem was considered as a multi-criteria decision making problem. Among the main criteria taken into account in this paper, some are climate, topography, soil, land use, and human activities. This paper also includes some sub-criteria because of the hierarchical structure of the problem. Then, the problem was applied to Turkey and solved by using fuzzy ANP and the methods for preventing soil erosion were evaluated.