| Author | Porntiwa Paiwattananupant |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.EV-98-29 |
| Subject(s) | Cost and standard of living--Thailand
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Human Development Index (HDI) is a socio-economic measuring tool. Although it is
useful to set goals for the long range development planning or programming development, it
cannot cover the meaning of human development with only four main indicators; GDP/cap,
life expectancy at birth, adult literacy rate and combined primary and secondary school
enrollment rate.
HDI of Thailand for the next five years (1997-2001), with and without the economic
crisis, was estimated by using UNDP's formulas. Estimated HDI of Thailand is medium level
in both circumstances during those years. More suitable indicators were studied for measuring
human development in regional and provincial level by correlation and regression analysis
with 19 selected indicators. As the results, two indicators; number of teachers per 1,000
students and number of hospitals per 100,000 people were the suggested indicators, excepting
the main indicators. In addition, the relationship between human development and
environmental quality was discussed to facilitate planners, policy makers and institutions
involved in environmental protection |
| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering and Management (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Preeda Parkpian ;Nguyen Cong Thanh; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Kioe-Sheng, Yap; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Partial Scholarship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1998 |