Streets as Public Spaces in Southeast Asia: Case Studies of Thai Pedestrian Streets

This paper explores the pedestrian streets in Thailand and the idea of the street as public space in Southeast Asia. Based on pilot studies in 15 pedestrian streets and detailed fieldwork in four case studies in Thailand, this paper reveals an informal manner of street use for socio-economic functio...

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Main Authors: Rawiwan Oranratmanee, Veera Sachakul
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Published: 2018
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-451402018-01-24T06:05:51Z Streets as Public Spaces in Southeast Asia: Case Studies of Thai Pedestrian Streets Rawiwan Oranratmanee Veera Sachakul This paper explores the pedestrian streets in Thailand and the idea of the street as public space in Southeast Asia. Based on pilot studies in 15 pedestrian streets and detailed fieldwork in four case studies in Thailand, this paper reveals an informal manner of street use for socio-economic functions and the multivariate roles of the street in Southeast Asian cities. Providing a comparative worldview about the street as public space, this paper expands the scope of public space studies and contributes to the understanding of street markets and street use as public space in Southeast Asia, a topic that is rarely discussed in the world's urban design agenda. © 2014 © 2014 Taylor & Francis. 2018-01-24T06:05:51Z 2018-01-24T06:05:51Z 2014-03-01 Journal 14699664 13574809 2-s2.0-84893403152 10.1080/13574809.2013.870465 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84893403152&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/45140
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description This paper explores the pedestrian streets in Thailand and the idea of the street as public space in Southeast Asia. Based on pilot studies in 15 pedestrian streets and detailed fieldwork in four case studies in Thailand, this paper reveals an informal manner of street use for socio-economic functions and the multivariate roles of the street in Southeast Asian cities. Providing a comparative worldview about the street as public space, this paper expands the scope of public space studies and contributes to the understanding of street markets and street use as public space in Southeast Asia, a topic that is rarely discussed in the world's urban design agenda. © 2014 © 2014 Taylor & Francis.
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Streets as Public Spaces in Southeast Asia: Case Studies of Thai Pedestrian Streets
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title Streets as Public Spaces in Southeast Asia: Case Studies of Thai Pedestrian Streets
title_short Streets as Public Spaces in Southeast Asia: Case Studies of Thai Pedestrian Streets
title_full Streets as Public Spaces in Southeast Asia: Case Studies of Thai Pedestrian Streets
title_fullStr Streets as Public Spaces in Southeast Asia: Case Studies of Thai Pedestrian Streets
title_full_unstemmed Streets as Public Spaces in Southeast Asia: Case Studies of Thai Pedestrian Streets
title_sort streets as public spaces in southeast asia: case studies of thai pedestrian streets
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