“Connecting and Going Together” - The Broker Roles of Community Network for Carbon Emission Reduction in Khon Kaen City, Thailand
Keywords:
carbon emission reduction, community network, social network, brokerAbstract
The objective of this research was to study the roles of the broker of community
network for carbon emission reduction in Khon Kaen city, Thailand. Data were collected via
in-depth interviews as well as by participatory and non-participatory observations with 24 key
informants who were the community heads and members from 4 communities in Khon Kaen
city. Data analyses were content analysis with ATLAS.ti program and social network analyzed
by UCI-net program. The results of the study indicated that the major role of the broker of
community network is linked the network together by function of waste management
committee. There are three types of broker role in theses network; One-broker, Dual- broker,
and no broker in full network.