Thursday, February 12, 2009

International Conference on Sustainable Urban Environmental Practices

      Urban environmental management has to be tackled simultaneously in different domains. We cannot afford to solve just one environmental issue and ignoring the others. Environmental issues are inter-locking. We cannot just focus on one aspect. If we solve air pollution, we cannot ignore solid waste management or water and sanitation.
    In this context, local governments cannot solve these issues alone and efforts must be undertaken to involve other sectors such as the academe, NGOs and community organizations. Moreover, the national government has to provide an enabling environment and clear laws and regulations that will allow those working on the ground to solve environmental problems more efficiently.

Solutions to environmental problems should start from the people,

Ref: http://www.sea-uema.ait.ac.th

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Sunday, February 1, 2009

Happy Birthday

This Weblog has been one year old . !!!
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UEPM

        
 Urban environmental planning and management should encourage the initiative and creativity of low income groups who seek to solve their own problems, to enhance their selfconfidence and promote citizenship rights. At the same time it should attempt to create conditions for the expansion of economic activities that generate income generation and social inclusion.


  Also Urban environmental planning and management should include the  provision of healthy housing, especially for the lower income groups, of spaces for socialization, of accessibility for the disabled and others with special needs, and should preserve the social character of public equipment and services.

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