Thon Buri: Conservation of agricultural area and urban development
2000
Siriwan Silapacharanan(Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok (Thailand))
Bangkok area on the western bank of Chao Phraya a River so called Thon Buri is now divided into 11 districts in which covers 450 square kilometers. The urbanization of the area started the reign of King Rama VII. The land uses in the past were mixed orchards, vegetable plantations and rice fields. Settlements aligned the river banks and canals. The urbanization of Thon Buri affected the conflict between agricultural conservation and urban development agencies. Consequently, urban sprawls occurred due to laisser-faire private investments. 2) The service of infrastructure and facilities tend to solve existing problems and not to lead urban development: 3) The urban environmental problems are mainly wastewater and solid waste in which are treated inefficiently: 4) Deteriorated agricultural areas in mixed orchards, Flower and vegetable plantations and aquaculture land. The problems of sea water intrusion, wastewater from urban areas, the lack of enriching agricultural lands affected the reduction of products while the investment cost becoming increased. In conclusion, these problems should be solved to conserved agricultural lands to produce food for Bangkok Metropolitan Area.
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