Environmental conflict situation and participation problems in urban anti-flood program in Hat Yai municipality, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| Author | Manit Kham-uan |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.UE-01-23 |
| Subject(s) | Environmental protection--Thailand--Songkhla--Citizen participation Conflict management--Thailand--Songkhla--Environmental aspects |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Hat Yai Municipality is one of the most rapid growing regional urban centers in Thailand. Coming along with this are a number of environmental problems, of which flooding is the most critical one. To solve this problem, the municipality's efforts are mainly put on economic and technical feasibility, while social dimension seems to be of less concern. The bypass channel is a major anti-flood project purposed for conveying runoff from the urban area so as to decrease the potential hazard of flood. Unfortunately, in the phase of land acquisition, the project has met an impasse and conflict as being opposed by the rural affected people since the outset of its implementation. Lengthy impasse has been recognized as likely to lead to rising vulnerability. Urgent solution for the impasse is determined as a necessity. The study has found that the critical causes of the impasse and conflict of implementation of the bypass channel project are mainly relevant to three issues, namely: culture of non-participatory government bureaucracy; fragmentation of government bodies and interrelatedness of implementation and different world-views. Up on these key problems, three feasible resolutions are recommended, namely: integrating operational bodies; sensitizing government officials on different world-view of rural people and participatory Approach. |
| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Urban Environmental and Management (UE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Sajor, Edsel ; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Perera, Ranjith ;Zimmermann, Willi ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Thai Government (RTG); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2002 |