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    Bangkok street food phenomenon
    (Department of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2017-10-20) Maglumtong, M; Wijesundara, J; Dayaratne, R
    In 2016, Bangkok was voted as the world’s best destination for street food for 2 consecutive years according to CNN. It shows that street food is very popular among both local and international tourist, a s i t i s d elicious, e asy access, and cheap. Its contributions to urban life go beyond their own informal employment, as it generates demand and supply for a wide range of services provided by other informal and formal workers: (1) as fast food providers, for low to middle-income workers, (2) as an economic activity, which generates income for urban poor, and (3) as a social connector for the variety of its consumers.Accordingly, This research aims to study on the phenomenon of Bangkok street food by examining the history and relationship between street fooddistribution, location, and other urban activities.Din Daeng, NongKhaem, Rat Burana, and Samphanthawong are four cases that were chosen for analysis in terms of ‘self-made’ public space and spatial identity. With this study, the well-planned and managed street food can be part of the city, which captures and responds to Bangkok’s urban contexts.And it will help to find solutions for s treet f ood t o b e included in policy terms as economic assets to cities, while endure in the city within the contemporary urban context.
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    Bangkok street food phenomenon
    Maglumtong, M
    In 2016, Bangkok was voted as the world’s best destination for street food for 2 consecutive years according to CNN. It shows that street food is very popular among both local and international tourist, a s i t i s d elicious, easy access, and cheap. Its contributions to urban life go beyond their own informal employment, as it generates demand and supply for a wide range of services provided by other informal and formal workers: (1) as fast food providers, for low to middle-income workers, (2) as an economic activity, which generates income for urban poor, and (3) as a social connector for the variety of its consumers.Accordingly, This research aims to study on the phenomenon of Bangkok street food by examining the history and relationship between street fooddistribution, location, and other urban activities.Din Daeng, NongKhaem, Rat Burana, and Samphanthawong are four cases that were chosen for analysis in terms of ‘self-made’ public space and spatial identity. With this study, the well-planned and managed street food can be part of the city, which captures and responds to Bangkok’s urban contexts.And it will help to find solutions for s treet food t o be included in policy terms as economic assets to cities, while endure in the city within the contemporary urban context.
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    Impacts of the crown property developments in the city of bangkok: two case studies
    (Department of Architecture University of Moratuwa, 2014) Maglumtong, M; Dayaratne, R; Wijesundara, J
    This paper is a report on part of a research project commissioned by the Crown Property Bureau, Thailand (CPB). CPB is a quasi-government agency responsible for managing the real property of the Crown of the Kingdom of Thailand. Its main duty is to manage this estate in an efficient, yet equitable way. In Bangkok, CPB lands amounts to nearly 20 per cent of the total municipal area. Therefore, the agency’s land management policy not only affects socio-economic situation and living environments of CPB lands alone, but also broader planning and urban development of the city. Land development options can follow three options: 1) by the Crown Property Bureau itself, 2) in collaboration with private developers, and 3) in partnership with government projects. “The paper will illustrate and compare each of these land development options through case-studies that clarify the CPB strategic goals, achievements in socio-economic terms and impact on the wider neighborhood and urban development.”