1.In a personal account of his experience with the flooding of Bangkok in 2011, the author reports his perceptions of and conduct during the disaster, as against those of the wife, neighbours and the broader community, providing a contrast that illustrates little-studied thai cultural responses to disaster.
2.thai settlements have historically appeared well adapted to their monsoonal climate, constituting "amphibious communities" with houses ob stilts and boats to endure heavy flooding.
3.In the modern era, construction of irrigation canal networks and landfilling for industrial and residential development have transformed the ecological and hydraulic conditions of the central plains.
4.flood control has thus become a matter of hydraulic management by government agencies that, however, are beset by rivalries between different authorities with conflicting priorities and interests.
5.In 2011 , catastrophic floods hit the central plains, causing enormous damage to the agricultural and industrial sectors over 28 of Thailand's 78 provinces.
6.The disaster ignited controversy about whether the flooding was due to natural causes or hydraulic mismanagement by the government, which itself was inexperienced in handling a crisis of such proportions
7.while not attempting to examine "flood politics", the author notes that contradictory official advisories created uncertainty and confusion among the public
1.In a personal account of his experience with the flooding of Bangkok in 2011, the author reports his perceptions of and conduct during the disaster, as against those of the wife, neighbours and the broader community, providing a contrast that illustrates little-studied thai cultural responses to disaster.
2.thai settlements have historically appeared well adapted to their monsoonal climate, constituting "amphibious communities" with houses ob stilts and boats to endure heavy flooding.
3.In the modern era, construction of irrigation canal networks and landfilling for industrial and residential development have transformed the ecological and hydraulic conditions of the central plains.
4.flood control has thus become a matter of hydraulic management by government agencies that, however, are beset by rivalries between different authorities with conflicting priorities and interests.
5.In 2011 , catastrophic floods hit the central plains, causing enormous damage to the agricultural and industrial sectors over 28 of Thailand's 78 provinces.
6.The disaster ignited controversy about whether the flooding was due to natural causes or hydraulic mismanagement by the government, which itself was inexperienced in handling a crisis of such proportions
7.while not attempting to examine "flood politics", the author notes that contradictory official advisories created uncertainty and confusion among the public
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