Abstract
Understanding the effects on the overall well-being of the communities affected by the Pak Mun Dam construction would fill in the gaps in existing knowledge and facilitate a deeper discussion of the factors that impact overall wellbeing. The Pak Mun Dam was finished in 1994 and from that point on there have been changes affecting local residents. This study attempts to understand the impact of those changes from a well-being perspective using primary data collected from residents in villages close to the dam site. Structural Equation Model (SEM) was a method for this research analysis. Results from a structural model show that social and economic well-being are important factors that impact the overall well-being of the affected residents from the Pak Mun Dam area. Furthermore, we discuss how information from 20 items within seven dimensions of the well-being measurement model can be used to develop more efficient strategies and policies to increase well-being capital.
Highlights
The Pak Mun Dam in Thailand is a controversial dam with a long history of resident protest
For the original measurement model, the average variance extracted (AVE) of Community well-being (ComWB), Environmental well-being (ENWB), and Health well-being (HWB) were lower than the criterion value of 0.5, an indication that the indicators do not correlate well with these latent variables
The results of fitting the structural model helps us to understand the importance of economic well-being and social well-being in relation to overall well-being
Summary
The Pak Mun Dam in Thailand is a controversial dam with a long history of resident protest It is located in the Mun and Chi River basins at Ban Hua Heo village in the Khong Jiam district in the Ubon Ratchathani province of Thailand. After the dam was completed in 1994, many residents were relocated as there were many changes that impacted their livelihoods and structural foundations of local communities. Environmental well-being is another important concern since 96 (37.5%) of 265 species of fish have disappeared from the region entirely (Manorom, 2006). Many of these fish were part of the economic and cultural life of the villagers.
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