The Production of Safety School Space from Climate Disasters in Doi Mae Salong Forest, Upland Northern Thailand

This research is conducted in Santikhiri, a hilltop village on the highest peak Doi Mae Salong forest, where climate change increases intensity and frequency of natural disasters that immensely affect local children mountainous area Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand. There only one secondary-level school this forest landscape educating around 900 schoolchildren from various minority hill-tribe ethnic groups. paper examines everyday life experiences recentering school's role as producer safe space for disasters. School safety global framework recognizing importance child-centered efforts building disaster resilience education sector. Parameters variables used to measure schools are adapted Climate Resilience Model Safety by Tong et al. (2012), covering three dimensions: 1) institutional issues, 2) physical conditions, 3) external relationships. Lefebvre's Spatial Triad Framework applied dialectically interconnect dimensions produce at protect students threats. A mix-method method with several techniques collect data, including participant observation, semi-structured interviews, content analysis. Furthermore, scale Likert survey examined statements educational practitioners rural area. The argues production intertwined budget allocation preparedness response (institutional issue l'espace concu), environmental protection campaign create hygienic environment (physical conditions percu), support community (external relations vecu). However, also two contradicting spaces conceived lived. Through critical examination space, planned hierarchical power issues focusing impacts rapid-onset Concurrently, still marginalized relationships conditions' slow-onset impacts.