Using Text Mining to Evaluate the Integrative and Adaptive Elements of Water Resource Institutions for Songkhla Lake Basin, Thailand

Abstract

Abstract-The study was based on the use of text mining to evaluate the integrative and adaptive elements of water resources for related and relevant institutions in the Songkhla Lake Basin, Thailand. The results were able to show some very interesting patterns like being able to determine the basic statistics of the sets of institutions under review including the degree of fragmentation and gaps, institutional priorities and their capacity to support the element of integrative and adaptive resource management. The major outcome of this work is its ability to prove that the quality of the legal operating documents for state natural resource governance can be quantitatively analysed using the tool and the application of appropriate equations to determine the inherent policy weaknesses, degree of actors vested interests as well as determine the measures of their suitability for enhancement of resources governance.

A Conceptual Framework for Assessment of Governance Performance of Lake Basins: Towards Transformation to Adaptive and Integrative Governance

“…A consistent and objective assessment begins at the conceptual dimension using the AILBM framework, which targets more than one type and source of information data, and ensures adequate triangulation in a more rigorous way (Figure 2). The first level analysis targets institutional assessment using the qualitative and quantitative methodology for assessment of the relevant and related water and other natural resources institutions using a combination of text mining analysis and other content analysis approach [56,58,157,158]. Second level focuses on social/networks analysis involving the use of the mixed method approach to measure the local communities' governance performance perception [158][159][160].…”

“…The first level analysis targets institutional assessment using the qualitative and quantitative methodology for assessment of the relevant and related water and other natural resources institutions using a combination of text mining analysis and other content analysis approach [56,58,157,158]. Second level focuses on social/networks analysis involving the use of the mixed method approach to measure the local communities' governance performance perception [158][159][160]. Third level targets the technical/operational assessment using the quantitative approach of Lake Basin Water Governance Performance Composite Index (LBWGPCI) [158,161].…”

“…Second level focuses on social/networks analysis involving the use of the mixed method approach to measure the local communities' governance performance perception [158][159][160]. Third level targets the technical/operational assessment using the quantitative approach of Lake Basin Water Governance Performance Composite Index (LBWGPCI) [158,161]. Triangulation of these analyses provided a clearer picture of the SLB water governance performance status.…”

“…The qualitative case study approach explored and evaluated the diagnostic and prescriptive components to develop a rich and synthetic understanding of the governance structure and dynamics of decision-making [171]. The quantitative approaches used in the application of this framework include: local people perception analysis [158,159]; performance evaluation using composite index [158,161] and application of text mining equations and computation for institutional analysis [157,158]. Qualitative approaches of interviews, observations and content analysis were used to support the quantitative.…”

“…The major deficiency is the lack of a specific law that makes reference to the SLB and no legally authorized agency/body responsible for its management [195][196][197][198][199][200]. The results indicated serious institutional fragmentations and gaps, conflict issues, obsolete and archaic laws and priority focus on resource utilization to the detriment of conservation and protection [157,158,176,192,193,195,[201][202][203][204].…”