Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors that affected the environmental management of Mae Klong River Basin, Muang District, Samut Songkhram Province. The data were collected from 400 people living in the areas of Mae Klong River Basin, Muang District, Samut Songkhram Province through the use of questionnaires. The data were analyzed applying Percentage, Means, Standard Deviation, Independent Samples t-test, One-way ANOVA, and Least Significant Difference.
The results of the study showed that most of the respondents were female between 21-30 years old, completed lower than Bachelors degree, were traders/ private business owners, earned an income less than 10,000 Baht, and were single. The opinion regarding the factors that affected the overall aspects of environmental management was demonstrated at a high level. The study indicated that the environmental management in the aspects of pollution, consciousness, utilization, and maintenance were at the high level, while the aspect of participation was at the moderate level. The effects of overall environmental management in the aspects of economics, social, culture, and environment were found at the high level.
The results of hypothesis testing showed that different age, occupation, and income made differences in opinion concerning the factors affecting the environmental management. However, different gender, level of education and marital status made no differences in the level of opinion at 0.05 level of significance.