| Author | Voravate Chonlasin |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.HS-94-11 |
| Subject(s) | Natural resource management areas--Thailand--Chachoengsao
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for award of the Degree of
Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. HS-94-11 |
| Abstract | The attitude of farmers was studied with a primary focus on three major natural resources
problems and management, namely, land, forest and water resource, with greater emphasis on
agriculture and related activities. Attention was directed to investigate their attitudes and explore
socio-economic parameters which influence the differences in each particular defined groups of
farmers. Survey of farmers' attitudes was done through the sample size of 114 in 8 villages of
two tambon (subdistrict) by stratified random sampling. Their attitudes were analyzed by using
point scale index while t-test and chi-square test were used as an investigative tools for proving
set hypotheses. The study also widens concept of determinants in order to determine exploratory
variables that differentiate farmers' perception and practices by fundamentally employing
discriminant analysis. Findings from this study were compared with previous studies conducted
in both developed and developing countries. The research, thus, demonstrated that farmers'
attitudes towards natural resource degradation and its consequences are not identical but part of
social and economic conditions. The policy implication of survey of farmers' attitudes would
guide policy makers, natural resource management planners and the implementators to meet
ultimate goals and solve problems of natural resource. |
| Year | 1994 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. HS-94-11 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Routray, Jayant Kumar |
| Examination Committee(s) | Weber, Karl E. ;Thapa, Gopal B.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian International Development Agency
(CIDA) ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1994 |