Coping and resilience of ban pho flood prone community in Ayutthaya province of Thailand | |
| Author | Karn Paneetsin |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.DM-14-08 |
| Subject(s) | Risk assessment Resilience (Ecology)--Thailand Disaster relief Water management |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Disaster Preparedness, Mitigat ion and Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. DM-14-08 |
| Abstract | The aim of this present s tudy is to explore community resilience and coping capacity and its mechanism subjected to flood event of local Thai community in flood prone area through several method s and technique s used. The chapters were divided in seven, and each chapter was disting uished between a separate different task, in order to understand the full context of flood management in Thailand related with context of coping and resilience capacity both at national and local level. The first half of the thesis or i n the first three chapters will explain the background of the study and reviews of the understanding of community flood coping and resilience both in theory and practical related to Thai context. It is i nvolved in documenting the 2011 flood situation in Thailand with explan ation regarding the related factors that contributed to the severity of the situation, In addition, review of institutional framework alongside with multi stakeholder’s involvement and engagement, related l aw and regulation, early warning system and networ k and policies during 2011 flood through gathering of information and lessons learnt from various sources. Then, the second half of the thesis is going down into community or tambon level, reviews and analysis of the existing characteristic, capacity and weakness of the community related with flood and water management. Firstly, flood hazard, vulnerability and risk analysis were performing. The final product was compilation of comparing and contrasting flood scenarios in normal years and severe one like 2 011 mega flood, and lastly, the maps of the study areas w as present ed . Additionally, assessing impacts and reviewing damages and losses, also examined by using GIS and satellite images. Moreover, t he last two chapters were discussion in coping and response strategies , the collection of information regarding background information on previou s flood events in the province based on the review and background, presented a questionnaire and checkl ist survey focusing on every ph ase s of disaster management cycle. V arious interactions with local officials had taken place in order to gather secondary data , then, a nalyzing the data which the result came up with rating and ratio presents in the form of percentage and ranking, furthermore, draws conclusion in line with t he analysis and providing recommendations. Lastly , flood prevention and mitigation, the overall identify structural and non - structural mitigation measures in affected areas, to identify the issues, problems, strengths, weaknesses and needs of the community also distinguish and state . Finally, the study has propose d the key important factors in order to build flood resilience community , and has recommend on some strategies to enhance the existing coping and resilience capacity of the study area, these prop osed factors which most of the flood prone community that has similar geographic characteristic can be apply . |
| Year | 2014 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. DM-14-08 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management (DM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Routray, Jayant K.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed;Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed; |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2014 |