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The Perception of Bangkok as GreenCity

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The Perception of Bangkok as

Green City

Introduction :

Bangkok is one of the mostattractive cities which are attractedtourists from every region in worldwide.The city is located in the central part of 

Thailand which divided into 50 districts.Bangkok can be noticed as the nationaltreasure house of the country because itis rich of cultural, spiritual, political andcommercial sector as it is represented

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Map Topography

Bangkok hasChao Phraya Riverwhich is the main

river of Thailandcross by. There isno mountain area.The city has lots of 

canals and riverswhich also use fortransportation of people andbusiness.

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Study area

• Thanon Silom is theimportant road of Bangkok. It is a roadwhich is located inbang rak district.

• It was constructed in1851 as part of irrigation system.

• It has become one of Bangkok’s' mostinternational streets.

Silom road is a majorfinancial center;

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Objectives of this study

• To know local peopleand tourist’sperception towardsthe environmental

problem of Bangkok and Silom road

• To know what is themajor environmental

problems that localpeople and touristperceived in Bangkok and Silom road

• To know how local ’

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Objectives (Conts.)

• To know an impact of environmental problemson tourists’ decision

towards Bangkok visitation.

• To specify the suggestionby local people and

tourists’ opinion how toto improve and ease theenvironmental problemsBangkok and Silom roadto perceive as

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Part II Industry Overview

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Scale and Dimensions of Tourism

• It can be said that“Silom “ area playsthe second rank of 

tourist center.• Heart of business

Center of Thailand

• Rich of premiumfacilities andaccommodations

• Heaven of nightlife

lovers

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Attractions in Silom area :

Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple

  (Wat Khaek Silom)

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Attractions in Silom area :

Lumpini Park 

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Attractions in Silom area :

Patpong Night MarketPatpong Night Market

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Attractions in Silom area :

Silom Night Life

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  Tourist trends:

• High purchasingpower to supportluxury

accommodation inSilom area forvacation andbusiness purpose.

• Cultural and religiouspurpose

• Visit during high

season or festival

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Purpose of Visitation:

• Entertainment

purpose

• Business

purpose

• Cultural purpose

• Relaxing and

• Privacy purpose

• Education

purpose

• Relationship

purpose

(Honeymoon)

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Average length of stay:

• BMAs’ statistics :8-30 days

( VFRs , travel inlong trip afterretirement)

• Interviewing : 2-

3 days to 2weeks

( Pass thoughother countriesand provinces in

 Availability of services:

Express way

Public busesand

vans Tuk-Tuk

Motor cycles

Taxi-meter

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BTS and MRTs Routes

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Activities and facilities:

• Restaurants

• Hotel

• Massages

• Transportations• Head office of 

Banks

• Hospitals• Embassies

• General PostOffices

• Education

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Type of activity tourists indulgesthemselves

• Main stakeholders and their level of involvement :

Thai government improves

tourism strategy, launched by officeof Tourism development on 23th June2009, can be applied to everydestinations around the country.

Tourism Authority of Thailand(TAT) takes responsibilities topromote the tourism of Thailand by

organizing events, project and

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 Tourism establishment:

• Tourists and touroperators

• Tourism polices

• Accommodation

• Discharge of savage :

• Locals :

Have goodrelationship with

tourists and willingto help themsincerely.

• Tourists:

high sense of responsibility

towards the

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Part III Identification of problems

• Air pollution 

• Noise pollution

• Water pollution 

• Visual pollution

• Waste pollution

• Additional problems

 – Cultural problem towards crossroad  – Unsafe Vehicle

 – Crime at Wat-Khaek area

Busemissioncauses of sickness 

Construct building in an

area 

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Air pollution 

Bus emission causes of sickness ► 

Air pollution is one of themost significant environmentalproblems in Bangkok. Most of the problems come fromtransport emission by traffic problem.

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Noise Pollution

• It is indicated that in most of noise pollution in Bangkok iseffected by crowd activity in the

following place.

• The mass transit system of BTSon Silom road is the

representative in this case.• There are lots of night club and

bar which open till the late

night. It can caused of noise to

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Water pollution

• Waste in canal can be seen inmost of canals in Bangkok.

• Local people who live near

riverside dispose the waste intothe river.

• Some factories are lack of social

responsibilities.• there is flooding problem inraining season.

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Visual pollution

• The visual pollution derives from lotsof construction on Silom road. It candowngrade the perception accordingto unappreciated sightseeing.

• there are some advertisingannouncement, billboard andinformational posters are attached ineverywhere.

• Wat Khaek, the street vendors set theshop on footpath. People areinconvenience to work pass the way.They trash the garbage beside themwhich can be caused of visual

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Additional problems•Cultural problem towards crossroad:Thailand has different cultural issues in an

area of crossroad behavior. The vehicledrivers do not stop and let people cross thestreet.• Unsafe Vehicle: This problem is derivedfrom careless driving behavior.•Crime at Wat-Khaek area•: From the interviewing of local people, theflower sellers tell that the pick pocket is verysevere social problem which decrease the

number of visitors in this area. Culturalproblemtowardscrossroad

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Sustainable solutions to the problem

Solution : Noise pollution

•For nightclub, thelocal tourism policesshould control strictly

about service duration.the government shouldcome up with theconstruction law, limited

time and location toreduce noise ollution.

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vehicle’s engine• The owners shouldcheck and have vehicledecoration based in

regulation of transportation.

• Polices should punishseriously by takingdriving license, if theybreak laws.

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Solution: Airpollution 

• They should cooperate with BMAs andthe government to solve the problem.

• Clearly, a lot of fewer cars on the

roads mean a lot of less gas emissionfor vehicle.

• The MRT and BTS is absolutely helpfulmake a difference. So, BMAs shouldexpand the routes of these masstransit transport system to cover allthe significant point in Bangkok 

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Solution: Waterpollution 

• The campaign for improvement of wastewater legislation andenforcement to protect and improve

water quality should be promoted.• They also should concern about

plastic and toxic substance which isharmful for water resource.

• BMA should deal with this problem byvisiting local people who live onriverside. The officers should warn

them, notice them such the problem

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Solution: Visualpollution• Bangkok city should growmore trees for havingbeautiful sightseeing andhave the image of healthy inenvironment.

•The design of billboard,announcement and

advertising publication

should be screened before

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Why development is notsustainable?

This area study fails insustainable development

because the developmentbrings inverse direction of improving resource towards

destination.Pollution increasing

Cultural problems

Social roblems

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Part V Future implications

In recently years, Thailandhas paid much attention in termsof environmental caring. Also,

every countries concern aboutglobal warming problems whichcan be severe disasters in the

future.“7 Greens concept by

Attractions Promotion Division of 

Tourism Authority of Thailand”

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  Water Resource :BMA should establish

the effective centraltreatment facilities forcommunities in eachmain canal.

“the 10 clean canalprojects” should beexpanded in using everycanal in Bangkok.

Waste management :

Family units should be

educated in waste

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Promoting in environmentalcampaigns:

Each community in Bangkok shouldpromote environmental campaigns.One of the best representatives is

“Wang thong Lang community”

Outcomes:

Help to reduce problems for localand country.

Support global warming reductionswhich nowadays all countries are

pay hard attention towards this

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