GIS Application on the Strategy for Sustainable Development
in Phitsanulok Province
Vicharn Amarakul and Sirirat Sanyong
Faculty of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment,
Naresuan University. Phitsanulok 65000.
Thailand.
Tel: (6655)261000 ext.2750 ,Fax:(6655)261040
E-mail: vicharn_a@hotmail.com
Abstract
The strategy for sustainable development in Phitsanulok (SSDP) is integrated policy among government policy, people needs and natural resources potential. SSDP will be a tool for making decision on projects planning, government budget, the balance of using, developing rehabilitation and conservation natural resources and environment (NRE). The main idea of SSPD must be related on vertical and horizontal policy of nation, province and local. Integrated on natural resources and environment management is the main purpose on the good ecology for living and non-living things. Human is an important role on ecology change. Therefore, we should be clever management on socio-economic and environment. At the present, the government distributes their authority from center to local for human good living and increasing the efficiency of administration. The local stakeholders are important role for making decision on their get and lost benefit. The problems in each area is different, it need the special solve the solution. The stakeholders had took action for look sharp on problems, opportunities, vision, goals, targets, integrated of decisions, resolution of conflicts and implementation of management framework for sustainable development in their area for next 20 years (2002- 2021).
GIS and others information, Spatial planning or geographic planning, are the tools for planning and decision making on SSDP. Natural resources, infrastructure, social and economic data had been analyzed by using GIS. GIS will be a guideline management and decision on potential area where related with their goals. Data base system and the layers of map scale 1:50000, topography landuse river and waterbody infrastructure Administration Boundary etc., are using for NRE management. GIS is a tool for manipulation modification and update data, application program for analysis, display and query. GIS had been used as the tool for analysis weakness, strength, opportunities and threats. Spatial information will show locations, sizes and conflicts. Data collection and analyze for the target and criteria in each area should be correlate with objectives, management guidelines, zoning, and conflict analysis. Therefore, GIS could decrease the conflicts resolution on NRE management by making many options. Type of zoning mean conservation zone, rehabilitation zone, developing zone, agriculture zone and industries zone etc. All data base are the guidelines for stakeholders decide to get the highest benefit and not disturb the NRE. Therefore, the spatial data could be very quickly conclusion on GIS and realistic present to the stakeholders.
Introduction
The Strategy for Sustainable Development in Phitsanulok (SSDP) is the national policy of Thailand. Phitsanulok province is one province from eight provinces for pilot project to introduce the strategy for sustainable development. Phase I (year 1999 - 2001) for pilot strategy is promoting on Phitsanulok, Chaing-rai, Mahasarakhram, Ubon Ratchathani, Nakornnayok, Kanjanaburi, Phungua and Trang provinces. Phase II (year 2002 - 2006) will be promote to the remains of 67 provinces. SSDP project's budget and guidelines are supported by the Canadian International Development Agency : CIDA. Ministry of Interior under Government of Thailand had cooperated with Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project : NREM under CIDA for implementation the strategy which emphasis on the integrated the three dimensions of government policy, people needs and natural resources potential. The intersection of the three dimensions will be the conclusion of sustainable development and management on natural and environmental resources for each area. Phitsanulok strategy for sustainable developments had been brain storming and creation by Phitsanulok's people, non government organizations, the representatives of all levels of government, the representative of private sectors and the local philosophers. Naresuan University staffs is a local university had a role as facilitators for conclusion the all of brain storming. The SSDP will be considered by the committee of Phitsanulok province's development for the last check.
General Information
Phitsanulok province located at the latitude 16° 21
/ 23
// North to 17° 44
/ 31
// North and longitude 99° 52
/ 27
// East to 101° 4
/ 34
// East. Phitsanulok province area is 10,815.85 square Kilometres and the driving distance between Bangkok and Phitsanulok is 377 kilometres.
The north side of this province connected with Num Prad district , Uttradit province and The People Democratic Republic of Loas. The south side connected with Muang Phichit and Sam Ngam district, province. The east side connected with Dan Zide district, Leoi . and Lom Gou district, province. The west side connected Sri Sam Rong, Sukothai province and Pran Ka Tai district, Kumphaengphet province.
The lower northern part of Thailand located on fertile land at the upper ChaoPhaya plain which consisted of 8 provinces; Phitsanulok, Phichit, Nakornsawan, Uthai Thani, Kumphaengphet, Sukothai, Uttradit and Phetchabun provinces. Phitsanulok province is the connection center for the center part, upper northern part and north-eastern part of Thailand. Therefore, the importance government offices for this region had been established on Phitsanulok province.The local governor is divided into 9 districts, 93 sub-districts, 947 villages, 13 municipality and 90 local communities. The occupation of the most of Phitsanulok's people are farmers which there are identified 59.45% for paddy field, 14.68% for services, 12.25% for commercial, 7.08% for constructions and 4.8% for industries sectors.
The guidelines of strategy for sustainable development in Phitsanulok province
The guidelines of strategy for sustainable development in Phitsanulok province are emphasized on the integrated the three dimensions.
The Policy and all Projects under Thai Government
The policy and project should be related on the vertical and horizontal levels. The vertical level is national policy, provincial policy and local policy. The horizontal level is cooperated the projects between ministries, departments and divisions.
Ecosystem approach
The living things and non-living things should be strand together as symbiosis in the ecological system. Therefore, the planning for the integrated on natural and environmental management for the proper use is the very important tool for natural conservation and environmental rehabilitation. The most the important factor effect to the ecology, environment, social and economic is human being. A planning and decision-making approach that is founded on ecological principles and recognizes that human intervention in the environment has significant effects across the whole connected natural system.
Public Participation
The provision of opportunity for general public during a planning process and to influence decisions resulting from a planning process. The public is all inclusive and includes individual citizens, all levels of government, non-government organizations, and the private sector. The stakeholders will be making decision on their benefit in the future. The problems in each area will been solved in different levels and situations by stakeholders. Equal and participation created the vision for the future 20 years.
