Author: Publisher:
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Category : Cultural relations
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Culture and Environment in Thailand
Author: Culture and Communication in Thailand
Author: Patchanee MalikhaoPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811041253
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
This book features research papers that examine a host of contemporary issues in Thailand. Coverage includes culture, gender violence, tourism, human trafficking, environmental and ecological issues, sustainability and the sufficiency economy, the (mis)handling of elephants, and more. It features a sociological and anthropological perspective with a dash of communication for sustainable social change. The papers investigate the various phases of communication technology and its impact on cultural change in the country. They explore the use of social networks and privacy issues as well as ethical journalism in the contexts of Thai Buddhism, Thai culture, and other enabling environmental factors. The contributors focus on documentary research of both quantitative and qualitative data on Thai social change as a consequence of globalization and digital technology. They first provide a general overview of social media and communication in the country. Next, the authors go on to explore the specifics of digital communication. This includes a look at its impact on the various ways of Thai communication given politico-economic and religious influences.
Procedings of Culture and Environment in Thailand
Author: Culture and environment in thailand [1987: Bangkok]Publisher:
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Category : Culture and environment
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Counting the Costs
Author: Jonathan RiggPublisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN: 9813055081
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Written by an international panel of specialists on Thailand who share a common concern for the environment, this volume examines the causes and consequences of environment change both in the countryside and the urban areas of the Kingdom. The papers, however, in no sense reflect a common view; the authors embrace contrasting environmental ideologies in discussing a wide range of concerns. These include the role of Buddhism and tourism in promoting sustainable development, environmental systems of thought and action, the practicalities of water pollution control in Bangkok and the Gulf of Thailand, and the changing bases of life and livelihood among the hill peoples of the North. The environment as an issue of concern is now important phase of assimilation, interpretation, prescription and action. The papers in this volume reflect this change.
Culture and Environment in Thailand Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Aug. 15- 22, 1987
Author: Culture and Environment in Thailand
Author: The Middle Path for the Future of Thailand
Author: Sippanon KētthatPublisher:
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Category : Appropriate technology
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Culture and Environment in Thailand
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Category : Environmental protection
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Culture and Environment in Thailand
Author: Forest Guardians, Forest Destroyers
Author: Tim ForsythPublisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295800259
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
In this far-reaching examination of environmental problems and politics in northern Thailand, Tim Forsyth and Andrew Walker analyze deforestation, water supply, soil erosion, use of agrochemicals, and biodiversity in order to challenge popularly held notions of environmental crisis. They argue that such crises have been used to support political objectives of state expansion and control in the uplands. They have also been used to justify the alternative directions advocated by an array of NGOs. In official and alternative discourses of economic development, the peoples living in Thailand's hill country are typically cast as either guardians or destroyers of forest resources, often depending on their ethnicity. Political and historical factors have created a simplistic, misleading, and often scientifically inaccurate environmental narrative: Hmong farmers, for example, are thought to exhibit environmentally destructive practices, whereas the Karen are seen as linked to and protective of their ancestral home. Forsyth and Walker reveal a much more complex relationship of hill farmers to the land, to other ethnic groups, and to the state. They conclude that current explanations fail to address the real causes of environmental problems and unnecessarily restrict the livelihoods of local people. The authors' critical assessment of simplistic environmental narratives, as well as their suggestions for finding solutions, will be valuable in international policy discussions about environmental issues in rapidly developing countries. Moreover, their redefinition of northern Thailand's environmental problems, and their analysis of how political influences have reinforced inappropriate policies, demonstrate new ways of analyzing how environmental science and knowledge are important arenas for political control. This book makes valuable contributions to Thai studies and more generally to the fields of environmental science, ecology, geography, anthropology, and political science, as well as to policy making and resource management in the developing world.