Participation in water quality management at bangkajao area samut prakan province

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to investigate communities' confidence in their local leaders, the locals' awareness, and factors affecting people's participation in the water quality management. Data were collected from interviewing 400 households, and analyzed with a Logit model. Results showed that the samples were well aware of water quality problems. The communities' confidence in their local leaders was in a middle level and the communities’ participation in common activities was low. Factors that affected communities' participation in water quality management were confidence in local leaders, membership of the conservation groups, education level, and awareness of water source problem, respectively.