The Use of the Spatial Taxonomic Measure of Development to Assess the Tourist Attractiveness of Districts of the Lesser Poland Province

Abstract

AbstractLesser Poland is one of the most diversified regions in Poland in terms of landscape features. Despite a relatively small area, it has many environmental and cultural values. These advantages make this region very popular among tourists. The aim of the study is to build a ranking of the Lesser Poland districts in terms of tourist attractiveness with the use of linear ordering techniques. The presented results show that the techniques considering spatial relationships have only a slight impact on the rankings obtained during the study. The most attractive regions are the city of Kraków and the district of Wieliczka, located in the central part of the province, and the mountain districts in the southern part of the region. The areas with relatively the lowest level of tourist attractiveness are the districts of the northeastern and northern Lesser Poland Province.KeywordsTourist attractivenessLinear orderingTaxonomy spatial measure