TITLE:
Managing the Urban Environment of Bangkok, Thailand
AUTHORS:
David J. Edelman
KEYWORDS:
Urban Environmental Management, UEM, City and Regional Planning
JOURNAL NAME:
Current Urban Studies,
Vol.10 No.1,
March
11,
2022
ABSTRACT: This
article brings the contemporary thinking and practice of Urban Environmental
Management (UEM) to the solution of current environmental problems in Bangkok,
Thailand. With a fast-growing population of 17 million, Bangkok is the
political, economic and commercial capital, as well as the largest city, of
Thailand. It is also one of the most important and polluted cities in Southeast
Asia. Such cities face more immediate problems than those in the developed
world and have fewer resources to deal with them. The article first considers
the context of Bangkok, and then reviews issues of poverty alleviation,
industry, transportation, energy, water, sewage and sanitation, and finance.
Finally, it proposes a 5-year plan to help alleviate the urban environmental
problems of this fascinating city utilizing a real-world database and a limited
budget.