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6.2 Study Sites

The Kasetsart University's Andaman Coastal Research Station for Development
(ACRSD), previously known as the Ranong Coastal Resources Research Station,
the Nua village (previously known as Thap Nua village) and the adjacent Hat Sai
Khao village are all located within the Kamphuan municipal district's jurisdic-
tion. Kamphuan sub-district is in the Suk Samran district, Ranong province in
the southern Thailand along the Andaman coastline. The ACRSD and the Nua
village is located along the Praphat beach, one of the local favorite tourist sites
while the Hat Sai Khao village is located further landwards to the east along the
Kamphuan canal (Fig. 6.1 ). The role of the ACRSD is to be an international

Fig. 6.1 Current locations of the Nua village (indicated by a yellow box ), Hat Sai Khao village
(indicated by a blue box ) and the Kasetsart University's Andaman Coastal Research Station for
Development (indicated by a green box ) (Source: Google Maps and Google Earth)