Example of matrix analysis − Northwestern part (zone 4) of Khon Kaen city
| Key features (measures/actions/investments) | Possible interplay outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban development | Climate-related hazards | Public health services | |
| • Increasing population and urbanization • Conversion of agriculture and rural frontier to housing and light industrial use • Limiting public service and connectivity of mass transit system • Insufficient provision of public services in responding to the future population trend | • Safer zone • Prolonged water scarcity • Pluvial flood due to an inappropriate land cover change/landscape modification • Insufficient and inefficient water supply infrastructure provision | • Stable/almost no increase in service capacity and advancement • Overload of service demand • Under staff • Inefficient procurement process and budget use | Convergence: • High workload of primary health-care facilities • High dependency on tertiary health-care facility (Khon Kaen hospital) Divergence Internal divergence Urban development: • Car-oriented transportation • Insufficient service of public transport in response to the increasing population Public health: • Discrepancy between increasing service demand and capacity may negatively affect service quality Interactional divergence • Insufficient public health service capacity in response to growing development • Inadequate water supply for increased inhabitants and operation of public health services |
| Key features (measures/actions/investments) | Possible interplay outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban development | Climate-related hazards | Public health services | |
| • Increasing population and urbanization | • Safer zone | • Stable/almost no increase in service capacity and advancement | |
Table 1 shows an example of matrix analysis among urban development, climate-related hazards and public health service in the Northwestern part (Zone 4) of Khon Kaen city. Convergence refers to matching between/among key features of the three systems of interests (urban development, climate-related hazards, public health service) which reinforces/amplifies/promotes the overarching targets and interests of each other; Internal divergence means mismatching of the key features of the system of interests which diminish/dampen/demotes the overarching targets and interests of its own sector; Interactional divergence refers to mismatching of the key features of the system of interests which diminish/dampen/demotes the overarching targets and interests of other systems (sector)