Community Participation with Sustainable Based on Coastal Community Tourism of The Blue Economy in Trang Province
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This study aimed to assess opinions on community participation for developing coastal community-based tourism in Trang Province. It also sought to explore how these community participation mechanisms influence sustainability in alignment with the blue economy in the same region. The sample consisted of 50 community members involved in the development of coastal community-based tourism. A questionnaire served as the data collection instrument. The statistical methods used for data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis to test the hypotheses. The findings revealed that community participation mechanisms were at a high level overall, with participation in decision-making showing the highest mean, followed by participation in benefit-sharing. Furthermore, community participation in the development of coastal community-based tourism, including participation in decision-making, implementation, benefit-sharing, and evaluation, significantly influenced sustainability based on the blue economy in Trang Province, at the 0.05 statistical significance level. These factors accounted for 51.90% of the variance with statistical significance (R² = 0.519). This reflects that such sustainability does not arise from a single dimension alone, but rather results from community participation throughout the entire development process to sustainability across the economic, social, cultural, and environmental dimensions.
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