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Figure 8.30. Vulnerable commercial and tourism facilities Source: ADPC RECLAIM II, Municipality
8.7 Urban Planning
Urban planning is one of the instruments that can be adopted to protect the populations within their jurisdiction from risks arising from probable future climate change scenarios.
Vulnerability in relation to urban planning interventions is due to two reasons. One is the lack of capacity of the city government in terms of their powers and resources at their disposal to
offer better conditions for living for the vulnerable groups. The other is connected with the lack of accountability of the city administration to the urban population to respond to their
needs. Often the city administration does not take in to consideration the real needs of those who are most vulnerable and they do not have any representation in dealings connected to
city administration.
The urban development and planning policies often increase the vulnerability of poor people rather than reduce them. For example most urban local councils practice unrealistic standers
for delineating the allowable limits for the minimum plot size for housing or allocating land for poor and middle income groups. Such plots become not affordable to the vulnerable
segment. Many of such regulations have been formulated long years ago when cities were inhabited by lesser number of population. The mechanism they use for enforcement also
often open to corrupt practices .The land use planning can be used as a strategy for urban expansion in to safer areas by avoiding the sites most at risk from climate related extreme
weather events. It can ensure plot layouts and infrastructure standers for new developments to cope with extreme weather events. Land use planning measures which meet the requirements
134 of long term climate change imp acts can also take in to consideration the needs of poor and
middle-income groups simultaneously. The city governments can offer housing or land for housing at affordable prices to such groups and arrange to have infrastructure and utility
services which are designed to meet the high standards to reduce impacts from extreme events. Where governments have the competence and capacity to allocate safer areas for
locally appropriate land users for housing and settlement development through appropriate sub-division regulations, it will improve housing conditions and greatly widens housing
possibilities for low income households who are usually vulnerable to extreme climate events.
Figure 8.31. Land use plan of Udon Thani Source: Municipality
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Figure 8.32. Land use plan Top and flood inudation map Bottom of Chiang Rai Source: Municipality
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Figure 8.33. Land use plan Top and flood inundation map of Hat Yai Source:ADPC TUDMP, Municipality
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Figure 8.34. Land use plan Top and landslide hazard map Bottom of Phuket Source: ADPC RECLAIM II, Municipality
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Figure 8.35. Land use plan of Samut Sakhon Source: Municipality
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Figure 8.36. Urban development in Muang district Source: Municipality, Field survey
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9 Data availability for further study
9.1 Availability of spatial data
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