Socio-economic vulnerability of coastal communities in southern Thailand: the development of adaptation strategies
Socio-economic vulnerability of coastal communities in southern Thailand: the development of adaptation strategies
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DOI：
10.5194/nhess-12-2647-2012
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Diez, J. Revilla
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作者：
Willroth, P.;Massmann, F.;Diez, J. Revilla
2004年12月的海啸影响了泰国海岸线的大片地区，造成了严重的人员和经济损失。在恢复期间，受影响社区的脆弱性各不相同。了解脆弱性的因果因素对于尽量减少未来威胁的负面影响和发展适应能力至关重要。本文通过一个全面的脆弱性框架，分析了在蓬勃发展的旅游区考拉克和在主要的渔业和农业区的Ban Nam Khem的脆弱性和适应战略的发展。结果表明，社交网络在应对灾难中发挥了至关重要的作用。社会凝聚力对于加强社区和制定成功的适应战略十分重要。旅游业的发展和对传统活动的放弃对收入状况产生了重大的积极影响，但也造成了对单一商业部门的依赖。可以表明，在旅游部门创收的家庭很容易受到影响，除非他们以前使收入多样化。收入多样化降低了研究地区的脆弱性。在此之后制定的适应战略和进程显然解决了这些问题。
The tsunami of December 2004 impacted large areas of Thailand's coastline and caused severe human and economic losses. The recovery period revealed differences in the vulnerabilities of communities affected. An understanding of the causal factors of vulnerability is crucial for minimising the negative effects of future threats and developing adaptive capacities. This paper analyses the vulnerabilities and the development of adaptation strategies in the booming tourist area of Khao Lak and in the predominantly fishing and agricultural area of Ban Nam Khem through a comprehensive vulnerability framework. The results show that social networks played a crucial role in coping with the disaster. Social cohesion is important for strengthening the community and developing successful adaptation strategies. The development of tourism and the turning away from traditional activities have a significant positive influence on the income situation, but create a dependency on a single business sector. It could be shown that households generating their income in the tourism sector were vulnerable unless they had diversified their income previously. Income diversification decreased the vulnerability in the study areas. Adaptation strategies and processes developed in the aftermath clearly address these issues.