THE ADAPTATION IN THE RISKY AREAS OF FLOODS IN NAKLIANG SUB DISTRICT CHAWANG DISTRICT NAKHON SI THAMMARAT PROVINCE

Abstract

                  The objectives of this thematic paper were as follows: 1) To study the adaptation in the risky areas of flood in Nakhiang subdistrict, Chawang district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province. 2) To compare the adaptation in the risky areas of flood in Nakhiang subdistrict, Chawang district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province in terms of sexes, ages, degrees of education, occupations and monthly incomes as differently. 3) To study the suggestions were concerned with promotion on the adaptation in the risky areas of flood in Nakhiang subdistrict, Chawang district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province.The population were people in Nakhiang subdistrict, Chawang district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, totally 968 persons, sample size according to the table of R.V. Krejcie and D.W.Morgan, got the sample at the number of 274 persons. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire both closed and open-end questions. Data analysis by package computer program, the statistics were used as follows, frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t–test, F-test and LSD method.

           The results revealed that:

1. The adaptation in the risky areas of flood in Nakhiang subdistrict, Chawang district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province by overviews in three aspects are at high level, while consider in each aspects from more to less find that the aspect of preparation and protection is the highest mean and follow up the aspect of reduce damage and the aspect of rehabilitation and cure is the lowest mean, respectively.
2. The comparative results of the adaptation in the risky areas of flood in Nakhiang subdistrict, Chawang district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province in term of sex find that there are different as statistical significance at .001 and in term of age, degree of education, occupation and monthly income found that there are not different as statistical significance at .05.
3. The suggestions are concerned with promotion on the adaptation in the risky areas of flood in Nakhiang subdistrict, Chawang district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province find that there should have plan meeting for workshop, there should prepare for all section i.e. government office, public sector and people. To train for awareness of knowledge and experience in reduction of damage and adaptation in flood area, to be perform for real situation in making officer that they can do as rightly, there should have public opinion in the specific area or victim of flood for improving and development of cure and rehabilitation system.