Yongyut Trisurat creator Apisit Eiumnoh Chairperson Webster, Douglas R. Examination Committee Daugherty, Howard E. Examination Committee The Japanese Government, Scholarship Donor text th Bangkok Asian Institute of Technology 1990 monographic eng

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91 p. Although the National Parks Division of the Thai Royal Forest Department have created over 63 national parks since 1962, few national parks have a management plan t hat lead park manager to achieve park objectives, mainly because parks l ac k baseline dat a . However remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) application is appropriate for data collection a nd park management . Phu Rua Nation a l Park located in Loei Province in northeast of Thailand was selected as a case study. Remote sensing , including La nd sat TM and aerial photograph, was employed to collect up-to-date data of land- u se/land-cover, streams, accessibility. In addition, image interpretation associated with field observation was app lied to carry out soil mapping and wildlife habitatmapping . GIS technique of ARC/INFO package was used to evaluate the location of par k management zones. Five zones, including a n Intensive Use Zone, an Outdoor Recreation Zone, a Primitive Zone, a Strict Nature Reserve Zone, and a Recovery Zone, based on the Thai Royal Forest Department 's requirement are presented in this study. A park zoning mode l was determined u sing the Linear Combination Method of multiple criteria of eight bio- physical factors . Each factor was ranked a nd weighted based on its suit ability for each zone . The preliminary management zones map received from park zoning mod e l a nd management priority as well as existing facilities and recreation sites was not suitable to be implemented in real situation . So this map was simplified again according to experts, park official suggestions, and field check in order t o get the the final management zones map. The recommendation s of management program, including protection, restoration of vegetation, interpretation/education program, integrated park conservation with socio-economic development of rural community , a nd administration as well as research and monitoring, are also discussed in this research. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Engineering Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1990 Remote sensing Thailand Phu Rua National Park Asian Institute of Technology. http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B18537 http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B18537 060798 20260818154056.0