Vocabulary Explainer: Sustainable Cities (เมืองที่ยั่งยืน)

Here are some important words from the text to help you understand the topic.

General Vocabulary

• Sustainable (ยั่งยืน)
  • Meaning: Able to continue for a long time without causing damage to the environment.
  • Example: Using solar power is a sustainable way to get energy.
• Measure (วัดผล)
  • Meaning: To find the size, amount, or level of something.
  • Example: We can measure a city's success by looking at the happiness of its people.
• Ranking (การจัดอันดับ)
  • Meaning: A list of things in order from best to worst, or highest to lowest.
  • Example: This is a ranking of the most sustainable cities in the world.
• Category (หมวดหมู่)
  • Meaning: A group of people or things that have similar qualities. The three categories here are People, Planet, and Money.
  • Example: What score would you give your city in the category of 'Planet'?

Category 1: PEOPLE (ผู้คน)

This category is about the well-being of the people living in the city.

• Health (สุขภาพ)
  • Meaning: The condition of your body and mind.
  • Example: Good hospitals and parks are important for public health.
• Fair Pay (ค่าจ้างที่เป็นธรรม)
  • Meaning: Getting a reasonable amount of money for the work you do.
  • Example: Workers are protesting to demand fair pay.
• Living Costs (ค่าครองชีพ)
  • Meaning: The amount of money you need to pay for things like food, a house, and transportation.
  • Example: Bangkok has higher living costs than many other cities in Thailand.

Category 2: PLANET (โลก)

This category is about the environment and nature.

• Energy Use (การใช้พลังงาน)
  • Meaning: The amount of power (like electricity and gas) that is used.
  • Example: Sustainable cities try to lower their energy use.
• Green Space (พื้นที่สีเขียว)
  • Meaning: Areas with grass, trees, or parks in a city.
  • Example: Lumphini Park is a large green space in the middle of Bangkok.
• Pollution (มลพิษ)
  • Meaning: Harmful substances that make the air, water, or land dirty.
  • Example: Too many cars can cause air pollution in a city.

Category 3: MONEY (เงิน)

This category is about the financial parts of the city.

• Business Environment (สภาพแวดล้อมทางธุรกิจ)
  • Meaning: The situation for starting and running companies in a place.
  • Example: A good business environment makes it easy for people to open new shops.
• Tourism (การท่องเที่ยว)
  • Meaning: The business of providing services for people who are visiting a place for vacation.
  • Example: Tourism is very important for the economy of cities like Chiang Mai and Phuket.
• Employment (การจ้างงาน)
  • Meaning: Having a paid job.
  • Example: It is easier to find employment in a city with a strong economy.
• Health of the Economy (ความแข็งแกร่งของระบบเศรษฐกิจ)
  • Meaning: How well the system of making and using goods and services is working.
  • Example: When many businesses are doing well, it is a sign of a good health of the economy.