Scientific Publication

Participatory land use mapping

Abstract

Between 1960 and 1990, agriculture area in Thailand has doubled while the area of forest cover has reduced more than half. This trend, faced by all Southeast Asian nations, poses serious questions about land use allocation. People need to plan how to use their limited land. Various Tools and knowledge have been developed to solve this problem and mapping has been recognized as a simple, easy and straightforward universal language for bringing together stakeholders