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The Urbanization and Environment Program (UEP) conducts policy research on the relationships between urbanization, development and environmental sustainability. The aim is to provide management guidelines for innovative, cultural and technological solutions. UEP embraces a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder participatory approach in addressing urban environmental challenges to achieve livable and sustainable cities. The management of the process of change, its impacts and the identifying of pragmatic options for improving the quality of urban life are key issues within the projects of UEP. The far reaching objectives of the Program ranges from recommending policy options for the National Economic and Social Development Plan of Thailand, to working alongside local communities in building sustainable capabilities and in encouraging public participation and environmental governance. One of the main current activities of the UEP is the participation in The Access Initiative. The Access Initiative relates to Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration and highlights three important elements for meaningful public participation: 1) access to information about the environment, 2) participation in decision-making affecting the environment, and 3) access to justice and remedy in environmental decision-making. UEP is concentrating on four major areas of project implementation: sustainable cities , environmental planning , environmental governance and public participation , and the state of the environment . UEP also implements projects on behalf of the Thailand Cultural Environment Fund (Thailand-CEF).
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