Neighborhood assessment between inside and outside Gated Housing Projects in Sprawl Area of Bangkok Metropolitan Region

The Case of Pathumthani Province where the different Gated Housing Projects and Former villages are located adjacently

Abstract

Khlong Sam sub-district, Pathumthani province is in sprawl area of Bangkok Metropolitan Region. Major communities in the study area are former village, gated housing project (detached house), and gated housing project (townhouse). Klong Sam sub-district was a part of canal excavation project for agricultural (rice) trading area before those paddy fields have been replaced by gated housing project (GHP) development of both detached house and townhouse. This rapid transformation of land use effects on livelihood of former villagers and newcomers who live in this area. Therefore, paper aims to assess neighborhood relationship of inside and outside gated housing projects through questionnaire, interview, and physical observation.