A study on urbanization process in accordance with housing development in metropolice (2)

a case study of Bangkok, Thailand

Abstract

Followings are the summary of studies and some results obtained from analysis by using land use map that was made from air photographs taken in 1987. • To analyze the relationship between the distribution of residential landuse and geographical factors such as distance and orientation from city center. • To analyze the relationship between the distribution of residential landuse and the distance from trunk roads. • To analyze the urbanization process of Bangkhen-Bangkapi area directing attention to the relationship between shop-house developments and other housing developments. Followings are conclusions we have come up with this year's studies. • Naturally formed housing estates such as SH, UH, UL are concentrated city center and distribute to all direction in the area. The accumulated housing area of this type is 2 to 4 hectare. • Planned housing estates such as LH, HE, LL are distributed in outer area. Its distribution are located along the east bank of the Chaophraya river. The area of this type is 10 to 20 hectare. • The arrangement order of land use from a trunk road to outer area is SH, UH, HE, LH, LL. These housing arrangement are observed as common composition of built up area in Bangkok city, such as shophouse rows line along trunk roads and housing estates developed behind them. • The distance between trunk roads in Bangkhen - Bang kapi area is more than 7.5km wide. Unique combined arrangement between housing estate and shophouse development is observed in this area. The large housing estate is developed at inside block of this large district and access roads from trunk line to the housing estate are well served, then shop-houses are developed along those roads. This development process suggest that planning control and/or guide line for treatment of development area may workable in order to create urban district with right environmental standard by using private housing development.