eng Science and Education Publishing Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences 2328-3920 2021-03-18 9 3 322 335 10.12691/aees-9-3-2 AEES2021932 article Sanjay B. Navale navalesanju1979@gmail.com 1 Rajendra S. Suryawanshi 2 Vijay S. Bhagat 3 Department of Geography, S.N. Arts, D.J.M. Commerce and B.N.S. Science College, Sangamner, Dist. Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India. Pin. 422605. Department of Geography, MES Abasaheb Garware College, Pune, Maharashtra, India Agasti Arts, Commerce and Dadasaheb Rupwate College Akole, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India This present study Analytical Hierarchy Processes (AHP) techniques, PVI and SVI indices were applied, calculate and identified the physical and socio-economic, cultural, historical and environment criterion and sub-parameters (05 major criteria and 22 sub-parameters) based on the evaluation of tourism potential ability of each parameter and its scenic beauty for a selected site of Ganpatipule beach in Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra (India) most significant importance to tourism. AHP-OS software was used to calculating pairwise comparisons matrix and determine the weight of selected criterion and parameters. The physical of vulnerability index (PVI) and socio-economic vulnerability index (SVI) calculating the physical computation of consistency ratio, CR=CI/RI (CR=0.07) the socio-economic computation of consistency ratio, CR = 0.08 values identified study area tourism potential is relevant. The PVI and SVI classes i.e. very highly coastal tourism potential to low coastal tourism potential are identified to the coastal area natural potential site. GIS-based Arc 10.3; Global Mapper (2011) the software was used to analyze beach potential in the study area. The AHP techniques are most applicable for in this study area for coastal tourism planning, management and development of local level. http://pubs.sciepub.com/aees/9/3/2/aees-9-3-2.pdf coastal tourism potential scenic beauty analytical hierarchy processes vulnerability index