Factors affecting behaviors on coastal natural resources conservation of people in Wat Chong Lom Community, Na Kluea Subdistrict, Banglamung District, Chon Buri Province
Abstract:
The objectives of this study were 1) to study behaviors on coastal natural resources conservation
and 2) to investigate factors affecting behaviors on coastal natural resources conservation of people in Wat
Chong Lom community, Na Kluea subdistrict, Banglamung district, Chon Buri province. Data were gathered
using a questionnaire distributed to 267 samples in the study area. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze
the data, including frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and the hypothesis was tested using
multiple regression analysis with dummy variable. The results of the study revealed that the study samples
had a very good level of knowledge of coastal ecosystems and a good level of awareness of the value of
supporting and conserving environmental quality. However, the overall level of coastal natural resources
conservation behavior among the samples was low, with the highest level of conservation behavior for
rehabilitation of degraded coastal resources, the second being sustainable consumption, and the last being
conservation of rare species, respectively. Results of the investigation of the factors impacting behaviors on
coastal natural resources conservation revealed that understanding of coastal ecosystems and awareness
of the value of supporting and conserving environmental quality had a statistically significant impact on
behaviors on coastal natural resources conservation of people in Wat Chong Lom community, Na Kluea
subdistrict, Banglamung district, Chon Buri province with the level of statistical significance set at .01. Sex
and level of education had no statistically significant impact on conservation behaviors in the study population.