Assessment of forest - based recreation resource potential | เธเธฒเธฃเธเธฃเธฐเนเธกเธดเธเธจเธฑเธเธขเธ เธฒเธเธเธฃเธฑเธเธขเธฒเธเธฃเธเธฑเธเธเธเธฒเธเธฒเธฃเธเธฒเธเธเนเธฒเนเธกเน
2007
Nitas Nunsong(Kasetsart University. Bangkhen Campus, Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Forestry) E-mail:[email protected] | Noppawan Tanakanjana(Kasetsart University. Bangkhen Campus, Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Forestry) | Wanchai Arunpraparat(Kasetsart University. Bangkhen Campus, Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Forestry) | Utis Kutintara(Kasetsart University. Bangkhen Campus, Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Forestry)
Objectives of this study were to conduct inventories on bio-physical characteristics and to assess recreation resource potential forest-based recreation. Purposive sampling was used to select the study sites. The inventories were based on 10 groups of indicators including distinctiveness of plant community, opportunity for wildlife sighting, physical uniqueness of key resource, scenic quality of landscape, significance for resource interpretation, suitability for certain type of recreation activity, site resistance, connection of the site to others, safety, and climate. The total number of potential indicators was 31. The inventories were done in one with three replicated measurements for 14 indicators. Simple weighted score equation was used to assess recreation resource potential level. The study found that Kaew Mae Pan Nature Trail had a very high resource potential score of 3.7490. While Km. 33-Nong Pak Chi Nature Trail and Krung Ching Nature Trail had high potential scores of 3.3266 and 3.2482 respectively and Ban Krang Camp Nature Trail had moderate potential score of 2.736. All the four waterfalls had high potential scores. The highest score of 3.4282 went to Karom Waterfall. The others were Mae Ya Waterfall, Heaw Narok Waterfall, and Pala-u Waterfall with the scores of 3.2025, 3.1610, and 3.1054 respectively.
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