In the past, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) was the cause of environmental disasters in which SO2 emissions soared, causing environmental and physical health problems in the surrounding areas of Mae Moh. Because of such problems, communication of pollution levels became an important objective for EGAT. We accomplished our goals of identifying EGAT's environmental communication strategies and residents' information needs through interviews with EGAT employees and residents of three Mae Moh villages. We conclude the report with communication guidelines for EGAT addressing the main barriers to communication - information accessibility, information comprehensibility, and trust - as well as further recommendations for EGAT regarding increased interaction with villagers.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Grant, Timothy C
• Kulinkina, Alexandra Valeria
• Sanseverino, Alexandra M
• Eley, Ryan William

Subject

• Health
• Sustainability
• Environment
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030908-163940

Palabra Clave

• Rural development
• Community development
• Air--Pollution
• Application software--Development

Advisor

• Vaz, Rick
• Demetry, Chrysanthe
• Robertson, Thomas B.

Year

• 2008

Center

• Bangkok, Thailand Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand and T

Date created

• 2008-03-09

Ubicación

• Bangkok

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Última modificación

• 2021-02-03