SPATIO-TEMPORAL DEVELOPMENT OF COASTAL TOURIST CITY OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS FROM LANDSAT SATELLITE IMAGE PERSPECTIVE IN TAKUA PA DISTRICT, PHANG-NGA PROVINCE, THAILAND

Abstract

The objective of this research was to study the land-use patterns through the Landsat satellite image perspective in order to see the spatio-temporal development of coastal tourist city in Takua Pa District, Phang-Nga Province, Thailand. The study found that there is a noticeable land-use change in the cassiterite (tin) mining area that has declined over the past 50 years, from 1973 appearing 55.82 km2 (9.68%) until the current year 2022 without remaining, as it has been transformed into an agricultural area where rubber, palm, and coconut are planted. In addition, the mining area has become an urban area and buildings such as hotels and resorts, and a water source for shrimp farms. It can be seen that Landsat satellite imagery is very useful for land-use planning, especially in the coastal tourist city area. The results of this research can be classified as a spatial database for tourism planning in Takua Pa community by zoning into 3 areas for major tourism, Zone-1 Eco Tourism, Zone-2 Cultural Tourism, and Zone-3 High-end Tourism. This is important research data to support decision-making in regulating, monitoring, and controlling areas for further tourism business expansion in order to avoid negative impacts on the environment.

Keywords

• spatial assessment
• built-up and recreation expansion
• geo-informatic
• koh chang island
• tourism