THE IMPORTANCE OF INTEGRATED DISASTER MANAGEMENT TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES' RESILIENCE IN THAILAND (original) (raw)
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The adjustment of risk management plan according to the professional engineering knowledge was limited. The amendment of the local regulations in building control was not found. And there was the obstruction in spending the budget to prepare for the disaster. 3) The Cultural Openness dimension. It was found that the provincial commanding unit perceived that the local administrative organizations and the communities as the weak and passive, rather than being able to self-organize. And the operation officers would only follow the orders. The plan adjustment and the operation in disaster prevention and mitigation in the local level and the provincial level was not continuous. There was also the government culture problems in which the officers in the system lack the conscience to connect with other organization. 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