Relationships of Flood risk, Household Adaptation and Vulnerability A Case of Lad Luang Municipality, Samut Prakan
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This research article aims to study (1) the flood risk situation and household adaptation in Lad Luang Municipality and (2) the relationship between flood risk and household vulnerability in the municipality by combining quantitative and qualitative research methods. Data was collected using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The sample of data collection was 297 households using questionnaires and 30 households using interviews, which were the population living in Lad Luang Municipality, Phra Pradaeng District, Samut Prakan Province. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and content analysis.
Findings are as follows 21.1% of households reside in flood-prone areas, with significant portions of the population including the elderly (60.9%) and disabled (13.4%) identified as particularly vulnerable. Spearman’s correlation coefficient analysis indicated that flood risk correlates significantly with social and economic vulnerability factors related to income and land ownership, physical vulnerability factors concerning building location, building height, and building structural materials, and adaptation factors related to the ability to cope with floods.
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