Assessment and appraisal of local governance on urban flood resilience in Bangkok Metropolitan Region: perspectives of SDGs 11 and 13
International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
ISSN: 1759-5908
Article publication date: 28 April 2022
Issue publication date: 20 May 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to understand through the qualitative assessment, how the current strategy plans are geared toward reducing urban flood risks and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 11 and 13.
Design/methodology/approach
The Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) plays a major role in Thailand’s economic development. Thus, when the 2011 Thailand flood disaster occurred, BMR suffered major economic and social losses, which impacted the rest of the country. This mega disaster prompted policymakers, the academe and other relevant stakeholders to reevaluate and amend the current urban flood risk reduction measures and governance. The present study attempts to evaluate and compare the post-2011 Thailand flood disaster strategy and master plans, policies and reports that directly and indirectly reduce urban flood risks in the provinces of BMR. Basing on SDGs 11 and 13 targets that impact urban flood risk and resilience, a set of criteria was developed to screen, score and asses the selected documents. A screening process of three levels are conducted to limit the documents to be reviewed, and subsequent content analysis for scoring also has been done.
Findings
The projected results indicate the need for improved and increased number of localized strategic plans and policies, which are more comprehensive and integrated as risk governance documents.
Research limitations/implications
Furthermore, it is projected that there is need to integrate measures to increase adaptive capacity for BMR.
Originality/value
This study is original, and methodology can be replicated for other urban areas for flood risks and resilience assessment.
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Acknowledgements
This study is a part of the research project entitled “Integrated Assessment of SDGs Using Earth Observation Technology for Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR)” funded by National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) under international cooperation project between NRCT and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), People’s Republic of China under “Digital Belt and Road International Center of Excellent, DBAR”. Therefore, the authors would like to express their gratitude to Digital Belt and Road International Center of Excellence – Bangkok, NRCT and CAS for the support.
Citation
Pal, I., Arboleda, J.L., Nitivattananon, V. and Benjachat, N. (2022), "Assessment and appraisal of local governance on urban flood resilience in Bangkok Metropolitan Region: perspectives of SDGs 11 and 13", International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 404-417. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-08-2021-0108
Publisher
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