Understanding the deep and complex relationship between the city and the natural environment is very important to solve the environmental problems of today's cities due to the process of destroying their environment. Construction of ecological parks is very important due to their environmental origin and the important role they play in the process of green and sustainable development of cities. The new generation of ecological parks, according to their type and function, consider their goal to support the spiritual and psychological needs of humans to the green nature and also to support the life of other species. The study area is the Karaj Ecopark, which is 17/5 hectares in the east of the city of Karaj and is located on the road between Karaj and Chalos. This study aimed to identify important ecological, economic and social indicators and criteria in Karaj Ecopark and to prioritize these indicators in order to show the better performance of this complex, to estimate the tourism potential of Karaj Ecopark and to eva‎luate the desirability of the tourism elements of this ecopark. The importance of each function was ranked by Delphi method and multivariate decision making method, TOPSIS and entropy techniques. Results showed that Karaj Ecopark has contributed to the proper functioning of the environment and increasing the productivity of tourism in the region due to its development potential, its large and cage-free environment, scientific management and appropriate equipments. Based on the ranking of environmental and ecological criteria, the preservation of animals outside the urban climate (ex- sito) and the strengthening of the biodiversity of the ecopark has the first rank. The physical, actual and effective carrying capacity was equal to 19/687, 13/597, and 8/158 people per day, respectively, and it was found that the service capacity of the park is more than the management capacity. It is suggested to make amendments in the Karaj Ecopark regarding the park's facilities and management forces to create the necessary balance.

سعيد پورمنافي

سعيد پورمنافي

سعيد پورمنافي , محسن احمدي