Abstract
Thailand has experienced serious floods, which normally occur about once
every 15–20 years, on the Chao Phraya River, the longest and most important
river in the country. Its tropical location, the influence of seasonal
monsoon rains and local alluvial plain landscape make the country prone
to floods (Fredrickson 2010; Dutta 2011; Gale and Saunders 2013).
However, the floods in 2011 were especially severe and precipitated the
worst flood crisis in Thailand in the past 50 years in terms of the extraordinary
volume of water, the extent of land inundated, the number of people
affected and the duration of the disaster (Boonyabancha and Archer
2011; ‘2011 Thailand Flood Executive Summary’ 2012; Yoda et al.
2016). The floods affected 66 out of 77 provinces. It was estimated that
more than 884 people were killed and 13 million people were left homeless
or displaced (Imudom et al. 2012; Ghaderi, Som and Henderson 2015).
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Population, Development, and The Environment: Challenges to Achieving the Sustainable development goals in the Asia Pacific |
Editors | Helen James |
Place of Publication | Singapore |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 227-253 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Print) | 978-981-13-2100-9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |