Development of Nature Tourism Management Strategies in Dong Phayayen - Khao Yai Forest Complex World Heritage Site
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The objective of this research was to develop nature tourism management strategies in accordance with UNESCO’s guidelines in the Dong Phayayen-KhaoYai Forest Complex World Heritage site (DKWH). The research applied qualitative research method, including document analysis to gather tourism data in the study area and focus group meeting to collect stakeholders’ opinions. The SWOT technique was employed to analyze tourism situations, tourism potential and its development opportunities, as well as to address the tourism management issues in the study area. The research also utilized the TOWS Matrix to determine the tourism management strategies. Three tourism management strategies were identified: 1) the creation of high value tourism which gives strong attention to the awareness raised on the DKWH significant values and benefit distribution to the locals, 2) the well balance of tourism uses/development with the protection of significant values of resources and ecosystems which were the main reasons for DKWH subscription, and 3) the administrative and management improvement that give more consideration on stakeholder participation and networking.
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เนื้อหาและข้อมูลในบทความที่ลงตีพิมพ์ในวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 ถือเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความโดยตรงซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสาร ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วย หรือร่วมรับผิดชอบใดๆ
บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือเพื่อกระทำการใดๆ จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักอักษรจากวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 ก่อนเท่านั้น
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