Land Use Transformation Process in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand

Chachoengsao province is to the east of Bangkok Metropolitan where has been promoted to be a new core industrial space according to the 5th National Economic and Social Development Plan. This province has been a significant area where supplied food resources for surrounded areas. The objectives of this research are to study the land use transformation process of Chachoengsao province and the impact of the transformations. Nowadays, it is becoming a successful location regarding the increasing of industrial investments. Consequently, the economic structure of Chachoengsao has been shifted from agriculture to industrial. Land use also has been changed rapidly.