Abstract:
This study intents to identify factors affecting tourism resource conservation and problems of the cultural tourism resource conservation in Banglumpoo Community, Bangkok. Data were gathered by using in-depth interviews of 30 key-informants, participative observation and document analysis. The study results reveal that Banglumpoo Community members' participation in tourism resource conservation is positively related to their knowledge about tourism policy, their intention to conserve local traditional lifestyles and ancient remains, and their consciousness in protecting community interests. The more they know about tourism policy, intend to conserve local traditional lifestyles and ancient remains, and are conscious in protecting community interests, the more they participate in tourism resource conservation activities. The research also discloses that by divided participation in tourism conservation into 4 stages : problem solving, planning, implementing and evaluating, Banglumpoo Community members participate in the implementation stage of tourism conservation the most and participate in the other stage in a smaller scale. Therefore, in promoting the participation in tourism resource conservation of local people, it is recommended to encourage local people to participate more in all stages of tourism resource conservation activities.