Sustainable Development In Thailand Essay

1. Introduction
The three dimensions for sustainable development are environmental, social, and economic issues, with the ultimate goal being human well-being of both the current and future generations. Over the past 15 years (1999‐2013), Thai GDP has grown 4.5% a year on average. After the economic crisis the economy has proven to be resilient to fundamentals. However, the social problems are increasing both in regards living standards and quality of life. In addition, this results in increasing impacts in the up-stream and down-stream economic sectors of the economic system. Current research activities in Thailand have focused on energy and environmental assessment of products and services. In the last two decades, the annual average increase in the ratio of energy consumption value over GDP in Thailand has exceeded 100%. In 2012, the ratio was 18.8% higher than the previous year, whereas in 1990 it was only 11% (NESDB, 2013). This increase in energy consumption is also expected to result in greater environmental impacts on the environment. In Thailand, fossil fuel energy resources are limited and their use is associated with a number of negative environmental impacts. However, energy has become an important socio-economic issue that puts pressure on all countries in the world to improve energy efficiency and develop renewable energy

(2014) performed a S-LCA case study of fertilizer production and application in cultivation. The method selected in the study was based on the UNEP/SETAC S-LCA guidelines and the social hotspots database (SHDB) was used to include social aspects related to background processes. The assessment performed was based on three geographical scales: country sector, and company scales. In conclusion, the social indicators could be aggregated throughout the life cycle of the system. However, this approach could not be employed at company scale because data at this level are difficult to obtain for all of the life