City-wide greenhouse gas emissions of communities nearby the world heritage site of Ayutthaya, Thailand.

ABSTRACT: Climate change has emerged one of the greatest threats to sustainable development. Cities are a major contributor to high carbon dioxide levels. This research aimed to quantify city-wide GHG emissions and investigate the potential for climate change mitigation in communities near the World Heritage Site (WHS) of Ayutthaya, Thailand via the multi-criteria analytical hierarchy process (AHP). The total city-wide GHG emission of Ayutthaya Municipality in 2018 was 99,137.04 tCO₂eq (1.93 tCO₂eq per capita). Energy and waste sectors were the two largest emitters. Pratuchai, the most populated subdistrict and the WHS location, was the largest source of GHGs. However, the cultural heritage site emitted only 0.2% of total GHGs. Based on the IPCC2013 LCA method, residential sect

SUBMITTER: Yensukho P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9192723 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature