Doc_eng_21.pdf
Doc_eng_21.pdf Doc_eng_21.pdf A Preliminary Review on Frameworks for Thai Climate Risk and
Approaches in Social/Economic Vulnerability Assessment in
Bangkok
Prepared by Khanin Hutanuwatr, Ph.D. Although flood protection projects were
established and improved after the two previous devastating flood events (Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, 2004), Bangkok is still at
increasing risk of flooding, due partly to the effects of global warming and partly to rapid urban development. Does urban master plan take into account future risk to climate change?”
A Preliminary Review on Bangkok Master Plan (2nd revision) and its Climate Related Factor
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Flooding problems
1) Natural causes
- Rain water that fall within the field or Water for agriculture in the vicinity of the north and the east of Bangkok.
Socioeconomic status (SES) in Thailand, 1990
SES3
Bangkok (%)
Other urban areas
(%)
Lower
55.1
69.6
Middle
28.3
20.5
Upper
16.6
9.9
Source: Ogilvy & Mather, 1991 (adapted from Hewison, 1996: 150)
Rural areas (%)
78.6
13.1
8.3
Urban dwellers have received the greatest benefits as a result of the increasing wealth of the upper
and middle classes in the urban area, especially in Bangkok, which amounted to about double of
that in the rural areas.
Doc_eng_21.pdf — PDF document, 2890 kB (2959426 bytes)