CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS The high rate of population growth, transforming economic base to non-farming activities, and rapid expansion of built-up areas in peri-urban Bangkok indicated that it has entered ùurbanizationû stage. The provinces that tended to become highly urbanized are Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, and Samut Prakan which are those locating nearest and having good linkages with Bangkok. Resulted by the urbanizing peri-urban Bangkok, the BMR as a whole can be named to be in the stage of ùsuburbanizationû in which the growth of the region is influenced by the growth of its outer zone whereas the primary core has declined or in stagnation.
The research findings reflected the changes of settlement patterns being characterized as ùconcentrationû by increasing density in the eastern side of the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Pathum Thani province; and as ùde- concentrationû to new areas by clustering around the provincial centers, along major roads and rivers, and to predominating agricultural areas. So far, these changes have generated number of urban problems. It showed that the force of urbanization in peri-urban Bangkok greatly influenced the changes of settlement patterns and consequentially the deterioration of peri-urban environments. To tackle with these changes, recommendations are that planning organizations should formulate planning strategies to promote agglomeration of settlements and to alleviate the severity of urban problems from insufficient provision of basic services. It is suggested to improve local government staffsû coordination skills regarding urban management and administration. Moreover, each province should develop database system for urban development planning so that the decisions on the prioritization of problems, problem solving, and spatial planning strategies can be made in a more efficient way.
CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS The high rate of population growth, transforming economic base to non-farming activities, and rapid expansion of built-up areas in peri-urban Bangkok indicated that it has entered ùurbanizationû stage. The provinces that tended to become highly urbanized are Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, and Samut Prakan which are those locating nearest and having good linkages with Bangkok. Resulted by the urbanizing peri-urban Bangkok, the BMR as a whole can be named to be in the stage of ùsuburbanizationû in which the growth of the region is influenced by the growth of its outer zone whereas the primary core has declined or in stagnation.The research findings reflected the changes of settlement patterns being characterized as ùconcentrationû by increasing density in the eastern side of the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Pathum Thani province; and as ùde- concentrationû to new areas by clustering around the provincial centers, along major roads and rivers, and to predominating agricultural areas. So far, these changes have generated number of urban problems. It showed that the force of urbanization in peri-urban Bangkok greatly influenced the changes of settlement patterns and consequentially the deterioration of peri-urban environments. To tackle with these changes, recommendations are that planning organizations should formulate planning strategies to promote agglomeration of settlements and to alleviate the severity of urban problems from insufficient provision of basic services. It is suggested to improve local government staffsû coordination skills regarding urban management and administration. Moreover, each province should develop database system for urban development planning so that the decisions on the prioritization of problems, problem solving, and spatial planning strategies can be made in a more efficient way.
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