Decision Making Model for Analysis of Culinary Intangible  Cultural Heritage Tourism Resources: Forest HyperSoft Set and  Results

Chunpeng Liu; Ling Chen

Authors

Chunpeng Liu PhD in Business Administration from Sehan University, Mokpo city, 58447, South Korea
Ling Chen School of Digital Trade, Zhejiang Yuexiu University, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang, China

Keywords:

Decision making; Analysis; Culinary Intangible Cultural Heritage Tourism Resources; Forest HyperSoft Set.

Abstract

: Culinary intangible cultural heritage plays a pivotal role in preserving the authenticity
and uniqueness of a region’s traditions while serving as a driving force for tourism development.
The evaluation of culinary intangible cultural heritage tourism resources is essential to ensure
that such traditions are not only recognized but also sustained for future generations. This study
presents a comprehensive framework for assessing the value of culinary heritage through
multiple criteria, including cultural significance, economic impact, gastronomic appeal,
sustainability, and policy support. By utilizing a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM)
approach, this evaluation aims to provide a structured methodology for ranking and analyzing
different culinary traditions worldwide. We use the Forest HyperSoft set to divide each criterion
as a TreeSoft set. Then in each TreeSoft set we can compute the criteria weights by MEREC
method and rank the alternatives by the MARCOS method. This study uses four main criteria
and six sub criteria with values. We have four TreeSoft sets. The results are shown in each TreeSoft
set.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15069462