SUPPORTING FACTORS FOR THE SUCCESS OF COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (CASE STUDY: COMMUNITIES IN PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN MUNICIPALITY)
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https://doi.org/10.14456/jem.2023.10Keywords:
Community environmental management, Delphi technique, ConsensusAbstract
The purpose of this study was to identify main factors supporting community environmental management in Prachuap Khiri Khan Municipality, a case study. In conducting this research, an appropriate tool, the Delphi technique, was used to achieve consensus among diverse stakeholders.
The results of this study found that 4 groups and 10 factors reached a consensus which consists of 3 factors in the budget element, 3 factors in the knowledge and technology element, 2 factors in the network construction and 2 factors in the leader and community information. Budget element was found to be the most important factors of supporting in community environmental management. The second most important elements were the knowledge and technology element, the leader and community information element and the network construction element, respectively. The outcome of this study can be useful in determining guidelines or indicators for success in sustainability of community environmental management.
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