Status of Socio-Economic-Institutional Research and Identification of Needed Researches for Watershed Management in Thailand

Abstract

Literature concerning socio-economic and institution related to watershed management published by both university personnels, government agencies and foreign institutes were reviewed in order to fill the gap of watershed management research as mentioned by the Asian-US Watershed Project Director. Socio-economic-institution research in Thailand that could be employed as the basis of responsive and effective watershed management policies and strategies are substantially limited. They are mostly accomplished by graduate students in socio-economic under supervised by university professor. Most of the researches are directed toward the basic information in socio-economic aspect rather than approached for watershed management purpose. Various aspects of socio-economic and institution research are certainly needed in the next decades. The social forestry students are believed to be the persons who will efficiently tackle this kind of research in the future.