| Author | Surasit Sreesai |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. NR-95-09 |
| Subject(s) | Phitsanulok Irrigation Project
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for
the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. NR-95-09 |
| Abstract | Thailand has experienced water shortage country wide since
1992. This resulted in damaging agricultural production in many
provinces. The government, then, has dealt with the problem by
discouraging second rice cultivation, which needs a lot of water,
in dry season and promoting upland crops to substitute the second
rice.
The cultivation of upland crops in the upstream part of
Phitsanulok Irrigation System has increased, while that in
downstream part hasn't and second rice has continued with
increasing use of ground water in the area. In addition, farmer
censure, water stealing, and conflict of canal water competitions
are obvious in the irrigation system. This has occurred even
though water supply is more abundant upstream than downstream.
While early approaches to irrigation system management were
based on purely biophysical and engineering perspectives, there
is a growing recognition that social aspect are critical,
including the institutions and organizations appropriate for
stimulating local cooperative actions. This research has adopted
system dynamic mode li ng to understand economic decision mechanism
of the farmers who face different environmental conditions a long
the watercourse.
Research results indicate that the promotion of upland crops
cultivation would be more effective provided that the existing
water allocation rules, especially along the main canal, are
adequately enforced in order that overuse of water is inhibit ed
but r e liability of water supply is assured. This would lead not
only to increasing up land crops cultivation, which would reduce
the demand for irrigation water but also local institutional
arrangement. |
| Year | 1995 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. NR-95-09 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Natural Resources Management (NRM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Saeed, Khalid; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Sheng, Yap Kioe;Ammentorp, Hans Christian; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Swiss Government; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1995 |