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ISSP [2014] : Developing a Sustainable Waste Management Strategy for the Khlong Toei Slum in Bangkok

Excessive amounts of waste exist in the Khlong Toei slum causing health and environmental problems for the local residents. Our goal was to propose a sustainable waste management strategy for the Khlong Toei slum. Through interviews and physical inspections we found that problems with waste management stemmed from the municipality’s inconsistency in collecting and the …

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ISSP [2014] : Development and Initiation of Sustainable Wastewater Management in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

The village of Tha Phae discharges its wastewater without treatment. We developed a plan for the Population and Community Development Association that can lead to the adoption of an improved wastewater management system, starting with an educational awareness program. We initiated the awareness program by creating lesson plans and testing them in schools near Tha …

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ISSP [2014] : Documentation and Analysis of the Rayong Oil Spill Characterizing the Health, Economic, and Social Impacts of the Incident and Response

The School of Global Studies at Thammasat University Dr. Nuntavarn Vichit-Vadakan. Our goal was to identify the key characteristics associated with a decrease in trust or increase in perceived risk between local businesses and the company at fault for the Rayong Oil Spill. We found that the fishing and tourism industries experienced negative economic impacts. …

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ISSP [2013] : Promoting Renewable Energy Use Through Community-Based Education: Powering and Empowering Rural Thailand

The goal of this project was to provide recommendations to the Population and Community Development Association (PDA) in Mae Mo to develop a learning center about renewable energy and its applications. Communities of Mae Mo currently rely on conventional sources of energy to meet their needs. There is a gap in knowledge about the costs …

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ISSP [2013] : Empowering the Women’s Cooperative of Ban Pang Ung Mhai through the Competitive Marketing of Crafts

The Raks Thai Foundation aims to empower women and promote sustainability in developing communities in Thailand.Our goal was to assist a Hmong women’s craft cooperative in the village of Pang Ung Mhai in Northern Thailand to establish a more profitable business. With a focus on empowerment, we utilized methods of participatory action research to help …

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ISSP [2013] : Applying Technology in a Bangkok Slum: CCTV Systems to Benefit the Khlong Toei Community

The Khlong Toei slum is Bangkok’s oldest and largest slum, whose residents face issues such as poverty, crime, drug abuse and fire. Local authorities and charities such as the Duang Prateep Foundation, our project sponsor, have been working towards solving these issues. Recently, some Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems have been installed by diverse authorities …

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ISSP [2013] : Developing a Sustainable Waste Tire Management System for Thailandent Strategy for Thailand

Thailand’s National Science and Technology Development Agency is seeking to develop a successful program to manage approximately 600,000 tonnes of waste tires generated annually in Thailand. This project investigated Thailand-specific issues and options for a viable long-term waste tire management strategy. We evaluated current practices, potential technologies, and successful systems from foreign nations to draw …

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ISSP [2013] : Promoting Sustainable Coffee Farming Empowering Small-Scale Coffee Farmers in Northern Thailand

Small-scale coffee farmers across Northern Thailand lack access to resources critical to coffee production and marketing. Absence of these resources results in less sustainable, lower quality lives for farmers and their communities. The goal of this project was to develop an approach to assist small-scale coffee farmers with overcoming barriers to a sustainable way of …

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ISSP [2012] : Heat Impacts on Occupational Health A Comparison Between Agricultural and Industrial Settings in the Time of Climate Change

Past studies have shown that workers laboring in dangerously hot climates have the potential to experience detrimental effects to both their health and productivity. In the time of climate change, increasing global temperatures exacerbate this relationship and threaten the welfare of thousands of lower and middle-income workers in tropical developing countries. In collaboration with Thammasat …

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