03323nas a2200421 a 4500 20260818094443.0 130116s2011 th uu|m rtt 0| a1eng d .b1211375x AIT Thesis no.UE-11-04 Dararat Khamchiangta Ecologically sensitive development of new tourism destinations in the Greater Mekong sub-region Pathum Thani, Thailand : Asian Institute of Technology, 2011 91 leaves : ill. Thesis ; no. UE-11-04 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Urban Envirortmental Management, School of Environment Resources and Development Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2011 Tourism sector development in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) put enormous pressure on local ecosystems where rapid growth of tourism activities have taken place. Local authorities that should play the role of enabler and regulator do not know how to deal with the rapid pace of tourism development and its impacts. Therefore, this study aims to examine how local authorities in some ecologically sensitive destinations in OMS are dealing with tourism. The research employed a multiple case study approach. Some river based, eco- tourism destinations in the middle part of the Mekong river basin, viz., Vang Vieng in Lao, and Pai in Thailand were studied first to understand the factors that affect the ecological sensitivity of a tourism destination. These factors were used to analyze the trend of tomism growth in the newly emerging destination, Chiang Khan, in Loei province of Thailand. The study finds that Chiang Khan is experiencing even more rapid tourism growth compared to Vang Vieng and Pai. It also finds that the local authority in Chiang Khan is not effective in managing the changes and development in the eco-system. The study proposes some environmental management measures (EMMs) based on the findings from all three cases. Tourism Mekong River Region Perera, L.A.S. Ranjith, Chairperson Sajor, Edsel E., Examination Committee Shrestha, Rajendra Prasad, Examination Committee Royal Thai Government (RTG), Scholarship donor Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. UE-11-04 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B11418 .b1211375x mnait z 240403 0 130116 m a z 0 000:001:PDF:b1211375:000738:0:0:0:0:0:0 Abstract n mnait mnait mnarc 20 40 Barcode : 30050120332993 CREATED : 2013-01-16 RECORD # : i12723496 LPATRON : 1026346 LCHKIN : 2017-09-05 # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 2 TOT RENEW : 5 Barcode : 30050120847578 CREATED : 2013-01-16 RECORD # : i12723502 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050160018833 CREATED : 2016-01-26 RECORD # : i12874176 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 32751 32751 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 9.10 0 AIT Thesis no.UE-11-04 30050120332993 2026-08-18 09:44:43 1 2026-08-18 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 9.10 0 AIT Thesis no.UE-11-04 30050120847578 2026-08-18 09:44:43 2 2026-08-18 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 0 AIT Thesis no.UE-11-04 30050160018833 2026-08-18 09:44:43 2026-08-18 40