ABSTRACT
This chapter places sufficiency thinking in the context of several approaches to sustainable development based on moral and, in the final analysis, smart forms of development. Thailand is introducing sustainable thinking across the nation—from schools and universities to agriculture, community development, the environment, prisons, business and public policy. Thailand has a sustainability philosophy placed at the very heart of its development: the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy. Existing human health problems will worsen, with many people’s lives shortened or their quality of life reduced. Furthermore, increasing combinations of high temperatures and humidity will affect basic activities such as growing food and working outdoors. City dwellers will suffer from increased heat stress, storms and extreme precipitation, flooding, landslides, air pollution, drought, water scarcity and higher sea levels. The chapter also presents an overview on the keyworld has a lot of work ahead concepts discussed in this book.
