BARRIERS AND APPROACHES TO FORMULATING INDICATORS OF SETTLEMENT AND HUMAN SECURITY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN THAILAND: AN ANALYSIS THROUGH THE SOCIOLOGICAL NEW INSTITUTIONALISM PARADIGM
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https://doi.org/10.14456/jesm.2025.9Keywords:
Climate Change Adaptation, Settlement, Human Security, the Sociological New InstitutionalismAbstract
This qualitative research aims to investigate the barriers and explore possible approaches for formulating indicators related to settlement and human security for climate change adaptation in Thailand. This study employs both documentary analysis and in-depth interviews with representatives from ten agencies responsible for settlement and human security in Thailand. The findings indicate that the structure of Thailand’s bureaucratic system remains a major institutional factor contributing to the limited understanding and the absence of clearly defined adaptation indicators among many of these agencies. Nonetheless, institutional mechanisms remain essential for overcoming institutional inertia and for cultivating conditions that facilitate the consistent and stable development of climate change adaptation indicators and related policies. In this regard, the proposed indicators should encompass five key issues: 1) urban planning 2) infrastructure 3) disaster prevention and preparedness mechanisms 4) mechanisms for social protection and assistance and 5) people’s quality of life.
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