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The purposes of this research were to study the development of public land utilization and propose the strategies of public land management at Koh Chang District, Trat Province byemphasizing on the area of the northern side of the island. It was a qualitative study, collected data from related research documents, aerial photographs and in-depth interviews. Those who provided data in interviewing were 14 experts and academics; on the other hand, in arranging a group discussion, those who provided information were such as government officers, local leaders, and sub-district and village headmen; whereas, the researcher acting as moderator.
The research finding were as fallows.
1. The development of public land utilization and eccroachment problems at Koh Chang District, Trat Province. Since in 1992 the utilization of the public land has increased vastly, the community was expanded. There was a main permanent route which was made longer. The forest areas were destroyed about 80 percent of the flat area; therefore, this was the cause of the encroachment of public land. Hence, the government set up the Prime Minister Regulations regarding the encroachment of public land A.C. 1992. This was made as a state policy by setting up the committee to solve the encroachment problems on public land by having an authority to follow up and take care other government agencies to proceed with measures required, including solving problems and preventing the encroachment of the public land.
2. Strategic solutions to the encroachment problems of public land were as fallowing. The cabinet had to set up the solution of encroachment problems of public land as an important national session, and the cabinet should also solve the regulations and laws of each government agency related to be correspondent. Moreover, the committeesolved the encroachment problems of public land of Trat province. It was required to have a discussion stage linked with related network, and the reading and interpreting of aerial photograph of the committee to solve encroachment problems of public land should be taken into the community area or land. Land Department, the Treasury Department, the Navy, and the National Park Service had to conduct the field survey thoroughly, and they would rigorously determine the boundaries of geological maps or other relevant evidences.
3. Strategies to prevent public land encroachment. The land department, the Treasury Department, and the Navy had to act with loyalty and good faith. In this case, the Land Department should establish an agency to be responsible for land data centers across the country. In part of the Treasury Department and the Navy, they should take into consideration the need to use public land and consider the request to use of space to be suitable for required purposes.
The Navy should consider returning public land to the Treasury Department if such land would be no longer needed or utilized, and then the Treasury Department should determine the land use of the tenants to be according to the purposes of the lease requested. |
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