Professional Expertise/Research Interests:
- Participatory planning
- Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)
- Climate adaptation and Disaster Resilience
- Gaming Simulation
- Urban Policy Planning
- Urban Environmental Planning
- Sustainable city and community
Educations:
Doctor of Philosophy in Policy science, Graduate School of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
Master of Urban Environmental Planning and Development, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University
Bachelor of Urban Environmental Planning and Development, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University
Experiences:
Current position
Researcher Professional Level, Environmental Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Researcher Climate Risk and Resilience Research Cluster [CRR-RC], Environmental Research Institute
Instructor and Committee Risk and Disaster management Program, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University
Executive Committee Thai Network for Disaster Resilience [TNDR]
Researcher Human Security and Equity Research Unit [HuSE], Chulalongkorn University
Visiting researcher The Research Development and Institute of Regional Science, Ritsumeikan University
Editor Applied Environmental Research
Subcommittee Academic support on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and Climate Change Mitigation,
Department of Disaster Prevention & Mitigation (DDPM), Ministry of interior, Thailand
Professional Activities:
Research (selected)
2023-2026 Towards achieving just transition in rural communities: Green growth while leaving no one behind? funded by the National Research Foundation of the Republic of Korea, grant number 200-20230039 [Main Researcher]
2021-2025 A Study on Enhancing Comprehensive Disaster Management Capacities through Sustainable Disaster Learning Attained by Disaster Culture Transformation funded by JSPS, collaborative research with Ritsumeikan University [Main Researcher]
2023 Climate and Disaster Adaptation through Social Innovation funded by Impactful research and innovation platform: sustainable environmental research platform, Chulalongkorn University [Main Researcher]
2023 Tourism Stakeholders Engagement and Adaptation Toward Low Carbon Tourism funded by Impactful research and innovation platform: sustainable environmental research platform, Chulalongkorn University [Project leader]
2022-2023 Assessing the impact of drought on water quality and the community-based drought disaster risk management, funded by Thailand Science Research and Innovation Fund Chulalongkorn University [Main Researcher]
2021-2022 Research project entitle “Toward a Carbon Neutral Destination: Developing low-carbon based tourism for Sustainable Tourism in Nan Province” funded by Ministry of Higher Education Science Research and Innovation (PMUC) [Project leader]
2021-2022 Research project entitle “Climate change and disaster management: A study and Development of Community Based Disaster Risk Management Model” funded by Impactful Research & Innovation Platform: Sustainable Environment, Chulalongkorn University [Main Researcher]
2021-2022 Research project entitle “Integrated Water Management during Drought Crisis for Sustainable Development in Thailand: A study of Vulnerability and Adaptation of Community in Drought Risk Area” funded by Thailand Science research and Innovation Fund (TSRI) [Main Researcher]
2020-2021 Project entitle “Nan Safe Tourism” funded by Ministry of Higher Education Science Research and Innovation [Project leader]
2020 Research project entitle “Creating Nan City toward Sustainable Green Tourism” funded by Ministry of Higher Education Science Research and Innovation (PMUC) [Project director]
2020 Research project entitle “Waste is NOT waste through transformation - Enhancing Capabilities for Sustainable Waste Management System in Nan Municipality” by Ministry of Higher Education Science Research and Innovation (PMUC) [Project member]
2016-2020 Research project entitle “Haze Free Thailand: Land Use and Agricultural Supply-Chain Redesign Program to Reduce Haze” funded by the project of “Thailand Grand Challenge” of National Research Council of Thailand through Thailand Research University Network (RUN) [Project member]
2019 Research project entitle “Building Urban and Community Resilience through the process of Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM): A Case Study of Flood Disaster Risk Communities in Nan Town Municipality, Thailand” funded by “CU Community Engagement” Project of The Office of Strategy management and Budgeting, Chulalongkorn University [Project leader]
2018 Research project entitle “Scale up of Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) Process for Disaster Resilient City: Case Study of Disaster Risk Communities in Nan Province, Thailand” funded by “CU Community Engagement” Project of The Office of Strategy management and Budgeting, Chulalongkorn University [Project leader]
2017 Research project entitle “Scale up and Leverage of Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) Process: Case Study of Disaster Risk Communities in Nan Province, Thailand” funded by “CU Community Engagement” Project of The Office of Strategy management and Budgeting, Chulalongkorn University [Project leader]
2016 Research project entitle “Redefinition of Asian Urban Theory through Practice of Policy Science” with Graduate School of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, funded by Asia Japan Institute Ritsumeikan (AJIR), Osaka, Japan 2016-2019 [Project member]
2016 Research project entitle “An Administrative Progress in Local Policy Implementation along the Change of National Policy”, The Scientific Research Grant by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan: (KAKENHI C), No. 26512014 (Representative of the project, Asst. Prof. Dr. Kyomi Matsuoka, 2014-2016) [Project member]
2016 Research project entitle “Building Community Based Disaster Risk Management Process: Case Study of Disaster Risk Communities in Nan Province, Thailand” funded by One Functional-unit One Community (OFOC) Project of The Office of Strategy management and Budgeting, Chulalongkorn University [Project leader]
2016 Research project entitle “A Survey of Haze Risk Area in Nan Province, Thailand” funded by Research Cluster on Climate Change and Disaster Management, Chulalongkorn University [Project leader]
2016 Research project entitle “Investigation of Traditional Knowledge and Practices for Adaptation to Extreme Weather events: Case Studies in Thailand” funded by Research Cluster on Climate Change and Disaster Management, Chulalongkorn University [Project member]
2015 Research project entitle “Building Local Community Awareness on Natural Disaster Preparedness: Case Study of Local Communities in Nan Province, Thailand” funded by One Functional-unit One Community (OFOC) Project of The Office of Strategy management and Budgeting, Chulalongkorn University [Project leader]
2015 Research project entitle “A study of Herbicide Contamination in Flood Risk Agricultural Area: A case Study of Agriculture Area in Nan Province” funded by Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management [Project member]
2015 Research project entitle “Adaptation and Preparedness for Natural Disaster prevention: a Study on Applying Gaming Simulation in Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)” funded by National Research Council of Thailand [Project leader]
2014 Research project entitle “Sustainable Integrated Water Resources Management around the Facilities Land Development of Chulalongkorn University at Kaengkhoi District, Saraburi Province” [Project member]
2014 Research project entitle “A Survey on Quality of Life and the Environment of an Electronic Waste Dismantling Community in Sue Yai Utit, Bangkok”. funded by the Ratchadaphiseksomphot Endowment Fund of Chulalongkorn University [Project member]
2014 Research project entitle “An Evaluation of Community Readiness for Self-management: Case of Climate Change Adaptation and Community Based Disaster Risk Management in Nan Province, Thailand”. funded by National Research University Project, Office of Higher Education Commission [Project leader]
2014 Research project entitle “Adaptation and Preparedness for Natural Disaster prevention: a Study on Applying Gaming Simulation in Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)” Joint research between Environmental Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University and Graduate School of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University [Project leader]
2013 Research project entitle “Tourism Planning of Paknum sub-district municipality, Bangkla district, Chachoengsao province, Thailand [Main Researcher]
Academic Lectures:
[Selected]
2023 Advanced Theories in Sustainability at the School of Global Studies, Thammasat University [Guest lecture]
2023 Seminar in Urban Security & Resilience (2503626) Urban Strategies International Program, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University [Course coordinator and Main instructor]
2022 “Urban Resilience Module”, course of Seminar in Urban Strategies (2503620) Urban Strategies International Program, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University [Main instructor]
2022-Present “Climate and Disaster Resilience (International Course)”, General Education of Chulalongkorn University [Course coordinator and instructor]
2021-Present “Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation”, Master of Risk and Disaster Management, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University [Course coordinator and Main instructor]
2020-Present “Pollution Prevention and Control (International Course)”, General Education of Chulalongkorn University [Course coordinator]
2018-Present Topic “Urban Environment” in Our Environment Course (in Thai), General Education of Chulalongkorn University
2018 Topic “Research of Community Risk and Management” (in Thai), in Interdisciplinary Research Methodology, Master of Risk and Disaster Management, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University
2018-Present Topic “Policy and Planning for Disaster Management”, in Disaster Management course, Master of Risk and Disaster Management, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University
2018-Present Topic “Disaster Management in Urban Environment Planning”, in Disaster Management course, Master of Risk and Disaster Management, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University
2018-Present Topic “Disaster Resilience: Urban and Community Contexts”, in Disaster Management course, Master of Risk and Disaster Management, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University
2018-Present Topic “Community Based Disaster Risk Management/Reduction”, in Disaster Management course, Master of Risk and Disaster Management, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University
2018 Topic “Community Participatory Disaster Management” (in Thai), Master of Arts Program in Human and Social Development, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University
2016-2017 Topic “Urban Disaster Risk Reduction” in Introduction of Urban and Regional Planning (in Thai), Bachelor of Engineering Program in Environmental Engineering by Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University
2016-2017 Topic “Urban Resilience” in Introduction of Urban and Regional Planning (in Thai), Bachelor of Engineering Program in Environmental Engineering by Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University
2016 Topic “Community Participatory Process on Urban Disaster Risk Management” in Environmental Planning and Management, Bachelor of Architecture Program in Urban Architecture, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University
2016-Present Topic “Urban environment and management” in Sustainable Resource Management Course of Environment, Development and Sustainability Program, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University
2016- Present Topic “Understanding urban and community resilience and sustainable city” in Understanding Environment, Development and Sustainability Course of Environment, Development and Sustainability Program, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University
2014 Topic “Disaster and Risk Management” in Seminar class of Environment, Development and Sustainability Program, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University
2014-present Topic “Smart City” in Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (in Thai), General Education of Chulalongkorn University
2013-present Topic “Disaster” in Our Environment Course (in Thai), General Education of Chulalongkorn University
2013-present Topic “Urban Planning for Pollution Prevention” in Pollution Prevention Control (English Course), General Education of Chulalongkorn University
Book/ article:
2023 Puntita Tanwattana and Edo Andriesse (2023) Worsening Droughts and Coping Challenges of Rural Households in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand. The Southeast Asian Review. KASEAS. Vol 33. No. 2, May 2023 DOI : 10.21652/kaseas.33.2.202305.115
2022 Xiaoxi Guo and Puntita Tanwattana. “Investigation and Analysis on Participation for Sustainable Development of Smart Residential Areas in Kunming ---- A Case Study of Jin Yuan Sponge Practice” 11th International Conference on Environmental Engineering, Science and Management, Pathumwan Princess Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, May 12-13, 2022
2021 Nannapat Hanyuth, Juthasinee Thanyapraneedkul, Bundit Anurugsa and Puntita Tanwattana.Online Mapping for Landslide Disaster Preparedness in Bo Kluea Nuea District, Nan, Journal of Science and Technology RMUTSB, Vol. 1, 2021, P.46-59.
2020 Puntita Tanwattana, “Community Disaster Resilience”, (In Thai) Environmental Research Institute, Chulalongkorn, University, E-book, May 2020, shorturl.at/rtJP1
2016 Puntita Tanwattana, ‘Water Disaster Policies and the Society in Thailand’, Chapter 7 - Disaster and Public Administration: The Future from Disaster Prevention and Reduction, Koyosyobo, April 2016 [In Japanese]
2015 Puntita Tanwattana, “Gaming Simulation for Urban Flood Disaster: The New Language of Urban Design, what it could be” in The Urban Think-Tank Lecture Series 2015 1st Semester, Food Brain Lecture Series of Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, pp. 81-91, ISBN: 978-616-407-118-6 [in Thai]
2014 Puntita Tanwattana and Hiroshi Murayama, ‘Community Planning and the Policy Process for Regional Revitalization against Disaster: Thailand’s Readiness and the Japanese Experience’, Journal of Policy Science, The Policy Science Association of Ritsumeikan University, Vol. 21 No. 2, pp. 27-42, Feb. 2014
2012 Puntita Tanwattana. "Differences between OTOP movement and Non-OTOP movement: Roles of local leaders for self-reliance and regional development in Thailand". Hiroshi Murayama ed., Significance of the regional one-product policy: How to use the OVOP/OTOP movements. Thammasat Printing House, pp. 53-74. The Policy Science Association of Ritsumeikan University, Japan. [ISBN NO. 978-974-466-653-6]
2012 Puntita Tanwattana and Warangkana Korkietpitak. “The Background to Understanding One Tambon One Product in Thailand”. Hiroshi Murayama ed., Significance of the regional one-product policy: How to use the OVOP/OTOP movements. Thammasat Printing House, pp. 137-163. The Policy Science Association of Ritsumeikan University, Japan. [ISBN NO. 978-974-466-653-6]
2011 Puntita Tanwattana, “Public Policy of Gross National Happiness (GNH): King initiative Policy in Bhutan” in Policy Case Reading & Writing Collected Papers, PP. 64-72, Graduate School of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, 2011
2011 Puntita Tanwattana, “Next Step of OVOP Movement in Oyama Town, Oita Prefecture, Japan: Solution for New Generation Movement” in Policy Case Reading & Writing Collected Papers, PP. 143-149, Graduate School of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, 2011
2011 Puntita Tanwattana “Role of Rural Community in Regional Development: Knowledge Based Activity in Community Organization, Rayong, Thailand” in “The New Paradigm Policy Development in Thailand ―What is conceived and how is it embodied in Rayong case? ―”, pp. 103-127, Edited by Hiroshi Murayama, Thailand, Thammasat Printing House, 2011
2011 Puntita Tanwattana “Innovative Development for the New Society in Rayong Province, Thailand” in “The New Paradigm Policy Development in Thailand ―What is conceived and how is it embodied in Rayong case? ―”, pp. 128-149, Edited by Hiroshi Murayama, Thailand, Thammasat Printing House, 2011