The purpose of this research is to study directions to Eco-tourism Business Management: Mahanakorn Floating Market Bangkok The first sample consisted of 150 Members of the local community. The second Sample were 385 tourists who visited Mahanakorn Floating Market. Yamané calculation formula was applied for the research. The data were analyzed by using Frequency Percentage Mean Standard Division t-test One-Way ANOVA and Correlation. The results indicated that: 1. The local community had different opinions on directions for Tourism Development in Bangkok: Mahanakorn Floating Market in terms of management process and participation was more than statistic 0.05. But sex age education and occupation non different opinion. 2. Educational levels and income per month of the local community significantly affected view directions tourism for development of Bangkok: Mahanakorn Floating Market overall and about zoning with statistical significant the research also found that monthly income influence viewpoint on directing for tourism development of Bangkok: Mahanakorn Floating Market. Market overall in terms of participation at statistical level 0.05 within area different opinion was more than statistic 0.05. And income per month of local community has different opinion. The participation was area different was more than statistic 0.05 3. The opinions of the local community had different opinions on directins for tourism development in Bangkok: Mahanakorn Floating Market in terms of area management process and participation was more than statistic 0.05. And were area management process and participation were related positively.

This research was to analyze the content of locality and method to symbolically communicate locality through cultural commodities focusing on the process of analyzing the meaning from the tourist commodities of Klong Lat Mayom floating community along the framework basing on semiotic theories and the in-depth information collection in the real phenomena to understand the contexts related to the research issues. The findings reveal that the locality reflected in the cultural commodities had 3 content issues namely 1) naturalism of life associated with water without dependency on technology and the love in the value of trees as the component 2) traditional way of life which was simple with handicraft as the prime livelihood and 3) in-trend culture by which the reconstruction of old things and diversity were presented on the commodities. Symbolic communication was done through 3 forms namely 1) paradigmatic communication which was the results of using the parts to communicate 2) intertextuality by using clues of old things to create value with the new meaning and 3) construction of opposites or bipolarity to clearly differentiate between urban and rural societies. The research findings could expand the perspective on the use of local culture as the factor to enhance the capacity of tourism to assure its development and sustainability.

The objective of this research is to study about circumstance of WatTakien Floating Market community for sustainable management and consider factors which affect to its management scheme. The representative samples are 100 people who live in WatTakien Floating Market community 20 entrepreneurs a government staff and a community leader. The devices of this research are questionary and interview. The statistics are Percentage Mean and Standard Deviation (S.D.) The results of this research are: 1. The importance of recent community circumstance :WatTakien Floating Market community is a tourist attraction where is near Bangkok and easy to get to. Moreover it is in the area of WatTakien which is an ancient temple and keep at naturalness. 2. The opinion about external and internal circumstance which affect to management : The strengths of WatTakien Floating Market is good location because it is in the area of WatTakien convenient transportation and having a canal connecting to Chao-Praya River. However it is lack advertisement and substantial management. 3. The opinion about preventing natural disaster (flood) management scheme : Educate community members how to manage floating market effectively and lay down measures to keep naturalness of community. Support advertising floating market continuously and improve and organize parking to adequate the number of tourists. The aim of this research is to study of Wet Takein Floating Market Community for sustainable management. And factor analysis affect to Wet Takein Floating Market management. The sample of this research People who live in Community of Wet Takein Floating Market are 100 person.

The aim of this research is to review the environmental management to analyze the potential of sustainable management and to develop the strategies for developing the sustainable management of at Wat Takien Floating Market. The research is conducted at Wat Takien Floating Market Bangkuvieng subdistrict Bangkruay district in Nonthaburi Province with twenty local authorities including Temple abbot members of the Temple committee and market manager via observations interviews and questionnaires by using Descriptive Analysis Means Standard Deviations Factor Analysis and Canonical Correlation Analysis. The results were as follows: 1. Not far from Bangkok Wat Takien Floating Market is located inside Wat Takien temple area with a nice natural view across the canal. The community around the market have been well corporating with the temple. Visitors can enjoy shoping local product learning local traditional sightseeing temple architecture and making merit at the same time. The floating market is mostly manage by the market manager. In some point the management system is found not to be well arranged. To facilitate a lot of visitors plenty of toilets and many alternativers parking space will be provided. The products inside the market seems to be well known by serveral media. 2. The potential of sustainable management of Wat Takien Floating Market come from variety of strength and opportunity factors. The opportunity elements includes currect economic circumstance community around the market local houses along the canal side Bangkuvieng Canal geography while the strength factors composed of temple policies the way market mananger managing the participation of each members temple architecture inland walkway live Thai classical music band and a resonable price of local product. 3. The strategies for developing the sustainable management of Wat Takien Floating Market can be classified as follow; Strategy for developing the floating market along with Buddhist traditional Strategy of setting reasonable price for local goods and Strategy of boat trip activity. The suggestions were that the Wat Takien Floating market can be a lot improved by using the strategies for developing the sustainable management. In particular it can be done by rearranging the organization structure raising the corporate networks developing the market management systematically expanding an advertising channel Instralling the market banner to draw visitor attention improving the walkway along the canal side releasing regulations for on-boat food vendors promoting local dishes that can be found in a market hosting a fair and activity that related to Buddhist traditional providing boat trip activity creating social responsibility and environmental friendly activity along the canal side.

The objective of this research were to study the quality of tourism services of Bangnumphung Floating Market based on the service marketing theory which involves product price place promotion physical evidence people and process. (Kotler and-Keller 2003). The research instruments were questionnaires. The 400 populations were selected by convenience sampling. The results demonstrated that the opinion of tourists on tourism service quality of Bangnamphung Floating Market is in a good level whereas the quality of promotion is at moderate level in every aspects except for the additional events which is in a good level. The majority of the respondents preferred natural tourist attractions. The source of information about the Floating Market was acquired through friends family and relatives. The reason that respondents wanted to visit is travel easily. The majority of the respondents had used the car to the floating market and they were also accompanied by their family: parents children siblings and relatives. The visit frequency is two to three times. The visit length is two to three hours per time. The travel expenditure is 501 --700 baht. The activities is to have meat dish and sweet food. Mostly tourist will return back to the Floating Market. The Hypothesis test were 1) tourism service quality of Bangnamphung Floating Market is in a good level. 2) Tourism service quality had least relationship with all tourists personal information. 3) With regard to tourist behavior preferred tourist attraction mode of transport kind of persons people are traveling with frequency visit visit length travel expenditure had least relationship with tourism service quality.