URBAN SETTLEMENT AND PLANNING

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP | BANGKOK 

Urban Settlement and Planning

Three sub-areas defined by the settlement forms and characteristics:

• Khlong/Klong Ong Ang : New reclamation project and canal restoration, community participation activities with extended MRT accessibility. Recently, it won a 2020 Asian Townscape Awards from UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. It is located in the southern part of Rob Krung canal.

• Banglamphu : Multicultural community: Thai, Chinese, Mon, and Muslim cultures. It has mixed types of landuse, various human activities and long history of settlement
  development from paddle field, royal craftsmanship, various types of markets, tourist destination and nightlife respectively. It is situated in the northernmost part of Rob Krung canal and along Chao Phraya River.
• Yaowarat (China Town) : OId Chinese community with Chinese living styles, street foods and markets with MRT accessibility.

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP | SHAM SHUI PO, HONG KONG 

Urban Settlement and Planning

Three sub-areas in Sham Shui Po District showing a transect from the newly developed area to the old community:

• Newly developed community above Nam Cheong MTR Station (near the coast) (highlighted in blue)
• Community with a mix of old and new development (active urban redevelopment activities) (highlighted in yellow)
• Old community dominated by Chinese tenement buildings and street markets (highlighted in orange)

COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP | NAN, BO KLUEA DISTRICT 

Community-based Tourism (CBT) and Sustainability Assessment

Tourist Attractions

• Salt Wells, about 800 years old
• Salt Spas
• Paddy field/Buckwheat field
• Sri Udomchoke Bridge, Na Kham Village

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP | LAI CHI WO, HONG KONG 

Community-based Tourism (CBT) and Sustainability Assessment

The study area encompasses the whole Lai Chi Wo village and the coastal part of the area.

• Lai Chi Wo village – village open spaces, key buildings and features (e.g. Siu Ying Primary School, Hip Tin Kung and Hok Shan Che), village houses and paths
• Coastal area – area with mangrove and coastal landscape

HYDROLOGY AND FLOOD

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP | LIN THIN, KANCHANABURI 

Water Resource Management

Lin Thin stream is a natural river, originated from subterranean stream appearing at small opening channel from limestone mountains.

Subareas:

• Upstream of Lin Thin catchment
• Sub catchment of Nikuhu
• Midstream of Lin Thin
• Downstream of Lin Thin

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP | SHAN PUI RIVER WATERSHED, HONG KONG 

Water Resource Management

The study area is in Shan Pui River Watershed, Hong Kong.

Subareas:

• Upstream: The dominant land use and land cover type is woodland. Topographical gradient is steep. One reservoir, Wong Nai Tun reservoir, locates in this area.
• Middle stream: It locates in the transition area between the mountainous region and the Yuen Long city. The land use and land cover types are agricultural land, rural settlement and concrete river channel. Topographical gradient becomes gentle.

• Downstream: It locates in the flood plain region including Yuen Long city, Nam Sang Wai wetland and Shan Pui River outlet. The land use and land cover types are urban land, wetland, fish pond, concrete river channel and bypass floodway. Topography is flat.

LAND USE AND LAND COVER CHANGE

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP | BANGKOK 

Land Use and Land Cover Changes

Three sub-areas of urban development along the BTS Line

STUDY SITE 1 : Pathum Wan
Mixed governmental-institutional-commercial area between the National Stadium and the Siam BTS stations.

STUDY SITE 2 : Bang Chak
Residential area around Bang Chak BTS station

STUDY SITE 3 : Bang Na
Mixed residential-commercial area around the Bang Na BTS station.

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP | TSUEN WAN DISTRICT, HONG KONG 

Land Use and Land Cover Changes

Three sub-areas of urban development along the BTS Line

STUDY SITE 1 : Pathum Wan
Mixed governmental-institutional-commercial area between the National Stadium and the Siam BTS stations.

STUDY SITE 2 : Bang Chak
Residential area around Bang Chak BTS station

STUDY SITE 3 : Bang Na
Mixed residential-commercial area around the Bang Na BTS station.