Classification of Recreation Opportunity Spectrum of National Parks in Tak Province
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Classification of recreational opportunities involves defining recreation based on differences in recreational environmental elements to provide visitors with a meaningful recreational experience that satisfies as many of their needs as possible. The objectives of this study were to study the recreational settings and to classify the recreation opportunity spectrum (ROS) of the recreation areas in 6 national parks at 24 sites in Tak province, Thailand. The indicators used to classify the ROS classes were composed of 7 groups: access, remoteness, naturalness, social encounter, visitor management, facilities and site management and visitor impacts. The indicators were collected during November 2022–April 2023. A logistic regression equation was used in the analysis. Based on the results, most the studied areas in the national parks in Tak Province were categorized as modified natural area (MN; 41.67%), followed by values that were similar for the primitive area (P; 25.00%) and semi-primitive motorized area (SPM; 20.83%). Considering the national parks according to the ROS: 1) most recreation areas in Lan Sang National Park were classified as semi-primitive motorized (SPM);. 2) the areas in Taksin Maharat National Park were in the SPM and primitive (P) classes; 3) the areas in Khun Phra Wo National Park were in the modified natural area (MN) and P classes; 4) most areas in Mae Moei National Park were in the MN and semi-primitive non-motorized (SPNM) classes; 5) most areas in Namtok Pha Charoen National Park were in the MN class; and 6) most areas in Doi Soi Malai National Park for Petrified Wood were in the SPNM class.
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ข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ขอรับรองว่า ต้นฉบับที่เสนอมานี้ยังไม่เคยได้รับการตีพิมพ์และไม่ได้อยู่ในระหว่างกระบวนการพิจารณาตีพิมพ์ลงในวารสารหรือสิ่งตีพิมพ์อื่นใด ข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ยอมรับหลักเกณฑ์และเงื่อนไขการพิจารณาต้นฉบับ ทั้งยินยอมให้กองบรรณาธิการมีสิทธิ์พิจารณาและตรวจแก้ต้นฉบับได้ตามที่เห็นสมควร พร้อมนี้ขอมอบลิขสิทธิ์ผลงานที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ให้แก่วารสารวนศาสตร์ คณะวนศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์ กรณีมีการฟ้องร้องเรื่องการละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์เกี่ยวกับภาพ กราฟ ข้อความส่วนใดส่วนหนึ่ง หรือ ข้อคิดเห็นที่ปรากฏในผลงาน ให้เป็นความรับผิดชอบของข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) แต่เพียงฝ่ายเดียว และหากข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ประสงค์ถอนบทความในระหว่างกระบวนการพิจารณาของทางวารสาร ข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ยินดีรับผิดชอบค่าใช้จ่ายทั้งหมดที่เกิดขึ้นในกระบวนการพิจารณาบทความนั้น”
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