| Author | Chaipong Poopatragul |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. GT- 79-33 |
| Subject(s) | Roads--Economic aspects--Thailand
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The object of this study was to investigate for the effect of
paving (in 1976) the Hua Hin - Nong Plub feeder road in Thailand on the economic development and movement of residents in the area it traverses.·
As the majority of residents in this region earn their living by farming, their economic development is largely based on agricultural development.
Four indicators: change in crop type ; change in cultivated area;
change in yield; and .change in marketing place were used to measure agricultural development. · It was obvious that more than half of the
farmers achieved agricultural development by changing from their usual crops to more valuable crops, or to crops that were better suited to the climate. Many increased 'the cultivated area to gain more production
or income. The average yield (kile5grams ./rai) was comparatively low, owing to drought in the past year. Very few farmers changed marketing
place. Because of the low levels of farm income, the farmers had to work for non-farm income for compensation. It was found that non-farm income was predominant in the net total income of the farmers for the year 1979. When compared with 1975, the· year before the road was paved, it was found that the net total income in the past year (1979) was slightly higher than that of 1975. Trips made by the residents of the area were studied. These trips were classed into four categories: trips within the village; trips
between villages; trips made by the employed residents to work at the Dole-Thailand cannery; and trips from the study area to Hua Hin (the main local town) and beyond. It was found that the residents were inclined
to make more trips as a result of better road conditions. The number of trips after the road was paved are described by various mathematical models . |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering (GT) |
| Chairperson(s) | Jones, John Hugh
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| Examination Committee(s) | Marler, N.W. ; Vokes, Richard W. A.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Thai Department of Highways |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1980 |