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UNDERSTANDING URBAN VULNERABILITIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN KHON KAEN AND MUKDAHAN IN THAILAND |
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| Creator | Astrud Lea Beringer |
| Title | UNDERSTANDING URBAN VULNERABILITIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN KHON KAEN AND MUKDAHAN IN THAILAND |
| Contributor | Yanyong Inmuong, Kontaros Kaomuangnoi |
| Publisher | National Research Council of Thailand |
| Publication Year | 2561 |
| Journal Title | SOCIAL SCIENCE ASIA : Official Journal of National Research Council of Thailand in conjunction with Community University Engagement Journal |
| Journal Vol. | 4 |
| Journal No. | 4 |
| Page no. | 1-13 |
| Keyword | Urbanization, Climate Change, Resilience, Vulnerability, Thailand |
| URL Website | http://e-journal.nrct.go.th/ |
| Website title | e-journal |
| ISSN | 2229-2608 |
| Abstract | In 2050, more than 60 percent of the projected increase in urban population is expected to be in Asia while half of that growth will occur in secondary cities. Rapid urbanization and changes of rainfall patterns and intensity pose a high risk of flood, heat waves and drought. City authorities are challenged in delivering efficient infrastructure and services and defining effective and adequate responses to build resilience and mitigate vulnerability. This paper aims to identify and analyse key urban vulnerabilities to climate change impacts in two secondary cities, Khon Kaen and Mukdahan, in the northeast of Thailand. It wants to understand ways of building urban climate resilience cities using shared learning dialogues as major data collection tool and the climate resilience framework as analysis tool. Practices in both cities towards tackling climate risks were found to lack comprehensive and inclusive planning as well as an essential understanding of how unplanned urban growth without a long-term approach that considers climate sensitive land use and urban planning as well as sufficient and adequate water availability both quantity and quality currently exacerbates and will influence climate change related impacts in future. |
