The assessment of chao-sumran beach quality, petchburi province

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Sawanya Sealeum
Kasem Chankaew
Wasin Inkapattanakul
Charlie Navanugraha

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The principal aim of this study was to assess Chao-Sumran Beach quality, Petchburi province, carried out in summer, rainy and winter season. The beach surveyed base on 50 specific indicators covering 4 environmental aspects. Aspects of social was measured in term of questionnaires and administered through tourist’s satisfaction (n=400). Aspect of physical, pollution and biological were measured by visual observation technique and laboratory instrument. The resulted data were marked and totaled according to the Simple Weighting Score Equation of Morgan (1999) then classified beach quality into 4 Classes, A, B, C and D. As a result, Chao-Sumran Beach was classified in Class B, very good environmental beach quality, in every season. Only social factor was the serious problems because tourism facilities available remain poorly. While biological, pollution and physical achieved high score, respectively. This result was considered useful for the local government and concerned organizations managing, using and implementing actions in order to protect environmental problems and develop tourism facilities.

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Sealeum, S., Chankaew, K., Inkapattanakul, W., & Navanugraha, C. (2017). The assessment of chao-sumran beach quality, petchburi province. Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 6(1), 25–36. Retrieved from https://ph02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ennrj/article/view/83842
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