Numsuk, W. orcid.org/0009-0006-9155-4237 and Dempsey, N. orcid.org/0000-0001-6642-8673 (2024) Unveiling the depths: unravelling stakeholder values in the landscape of Bangkok’s urban waterways. Sustainability, 16 (16). 7117. ISSN 2071-1050
Abstract
The city of Bangkok is built on an elaborate network of waterways shaped by its historical settlement process, underscoring the profound bond between humans and the natural landscape. In light of Bangkok’s rapid urban transformation and its status as one of Southeast Asia’s most vulnerable coastal metropolises, this paper seeks to explore the intricacies of Bangkok’s waterway landscape by examining how stakeholders address its value. This research draws insights from qualitative data collection involving government agencies, experts, practitioners, NGOs, and residents from three distinct waterway communities. The paper identifies distinct value categories within Bangkok’s waterways, classified as diminishing, absent, and evolving values. These values reflect the complex landscape surrounding the waterways and their relationship with flood management and heritage preservation. The study underscores the limitations of the values expressed by government agencies and in policy documents while highlighting the potential contributions of other stakeholders in enhancing waterway management. This evidence emphasises the necessity of multi-stakeholder involvement and the application of values in decisions when developing urban resilient alternatives to the ‘business-as-usual’ model prevalent in Bangkok.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | landscape value; cultural landscape; stakeholders; flood management; heritage preservation; urban waterways; Bangkok; Thailand |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Architecture (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Architecture and Landscape |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2024 16:04 |
Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2024 16:04 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/su16167117 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:217005 |