doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2020.11.4.1245
Tourist Behavior of Plastic Waste Reduction in the Coastal Area of Trang Province, Thailand
Weerawat Ounsaneha1
,
Orapin Laosee2 ,
thunwadee.suk@mahidol.ac.th ,
Pintip Srisamai4 ,
- 1Faculty of Science and Technology, Valaya
- 2Thunwadee Tachapattaworakul Suksaroj, and Cheerawit
- 3ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol
- 4Trang Provincial Administrative Organization
Abstract
The objective of this study is to estimate the touristbehavior of plastic waste reduction in the coastal area of TrangProvince, Thailand. 316 tourists (153 male, 163 female)traveling in the five districts along with the coastal area wereincluded as the participants in this study. The results showedthat 57 % of the tourists were found to be good behavior.Amongst 14 variables in statistic analysis, knowledge was foundas significant predictor after adjusting in full model of multiplelogistic regression. The knowledge compain of plastic wastereduction ought to be promoted to increase of awareness amongtourists for reducing plastic waste problem in the coastal area atearly age. A greater emphasis must be placed on formulationand implementation of policies aimed at addressing theemerging problems of plastic waste in the costal area ofThailand.
Keywords
- Tourist behavior
- plastic waste reduction
- coastal area
- Thailand
How to Cite
Weerawat Ounsaneha, Orapin Laosee, thunwadee.suk@mahidol.ac.th, Pintip Srisamai, and Rattanapan, "Tourist Behavior of Plastic Waste Reduction in the Coastal Area of Trang Province, Thailand," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 165-169, 2020. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijesd.2020.11.4.1245
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