Community Strategic Plan for the Special Economic Zone and Areas for Sustainable Tourism in Wiang Chiang Saen Municipality
This research aimed to study and
promote the learning process in the
preparation of a community strategic
plan, in cooperation with community
leaders of all six groups in Wiang
Chiang Saen Municipality, Chiang Saen
District, Chiang Rai Province. The study
was a research project underthe
"Community Capital with Special
Economic Areas, Border Areas and
Sustainable Tourism Areas of Communities
in Wiang Chiang Saen Municipality,
Chiang Saen District, Chiang Rai
Province" which was a participatory
action research (PAR) using analytical
processes with the community leaders in
Wiang Chiang Saen Municipality, with two
leaders per groupfor sixgroups including
Chedi Luang, Rim Khong, Tub Man, PhaKhao
Pan, Phra Chao Lan Thong and Chao Mae
Nang Serng. AIC techniques, SWOT
analysis and discussion groups were
major factors for making a community
strategic plan under the base ideaof
sustainable development in a special
economic zone and special area for
sustainable tourism. The research
results found that the Chiang Saen
municipal strategic plan that came from
an analysis SWOT of community leaders by
using strengths of communities
and
external factors management had four
visions. The community strategic plan
was1) strategies to improve the quality
of life of people in society, under the
brand name of Lanna historical city and
globalization; 2) a strategy to create a
public space for cultural
activities,
both physical and on line social areas;
and3) strategies for development of
sustainable tourism. That community
strategic plan was an important driving
mechanism in development of society in
Wiang Chiang Saen Municipality to be a
learning society for the quality of life
of the community, and for preparation to
enter the border special economic areas,
historical and heritage site tourism,
and development. It also highlighted
that the community areas were
appropriate to be a center of economics,
tourism, and transportation. Those
strengths were taken into the analysis
together with policy support in Wiang
Chiang Saen. Therefore, the visions of
community strategic plan were consistent
with the current situation such as the
special or strategic plan was considered
to be an important mechanism for
community-driven community objectives,
in particular development of the
foundation level to be strengthened to
be competitive and compatible with
changes and impacts of the economy,
society, and culture.
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