The Perception Of Bangkok As A Green City

The Perception of Bangkok as Green City

The Perception of Bangkok as Green City Introduction : Bangkok is one of the most attractive cities which are attracted tourists 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 national treasure house of the country because it is rich of cultural, spiritual, political and commercial sector as it is represented

Map Topography Bangkok has Chao Phraya River which is the main river of Thailand cross by. There is no mountain area. The city has lots of canals and rivers which also use for transportation of people and business.

Study area • Thanon Silom is the important road of Bangkok. It is a road which is located in bang rak district. • It was constructed in 1851 as part of irrigation system. • It has become one of Bangkok’s' most international streets. Silom road is a major financial center;

Objectives of this study • To know local people and tourist’s perception towards the environmental problem of Bangkok and Silom road • To know what is the major environmental problems that local people and tourist perceived in Bangkok and Silom road • To know how local

Objectives (Conts.) • To know an impact of environmental problems on tourists’ decision towards Bangkok visitation. • To specify the suggestion by local people and tourists’ opinion how to to improve and ease the environmental problems Bangkok and Silom road to perceive as

Part II Industry Overview

Table 2.1 International Tourists Arrival to Thailand by Nationality at Suvanrnabhumi International Airport, Year 2009. January

February

March

April

Grand Nationalit Total y Middle

841,340

780,848

831,560

731,505

35,240

35,006

42,413

33,905

East Europe

335,280

306,103

276,806

231,652

The Americas Asia

72,884

58,551

59,530

52,548

85,540

90,293

113,184

91,124

East Asia

213,574

205,732

243,541

217,295

South Asia Africa

49,358

46,186

54,666

59,011

6,541

5,274

6,855

6,032

Oceania

42,923

33,703

34,565

39,938

Country of

Scale and Dimensions of Tourism • It can be said that “Silom “ area plays the second rank of tourist center. • Heart of business Center of Thailand • Rich of premium facilities and accommodations • Heaven of nightlife lovers

Attractions in Silom area :

Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple (Wat Khaek Silom)

Attractions in Silom area :

Lumpini Park

Attractions in Silom area :

Patpong Night Market

Attractions in Silom area :

Silom Night Life

Tourist trends: • High purchasing power to support luxury accommodation in Silom area for vacation and business purpose. • Cultural and religious purpose • Visit during high season or festival

Purpose of Visitation: • Entertainment

• Privacy purpose

purpose • Business

• Education

purpose

purpose

• Cultural purpose

• Relationship purpose

• Relaxing and

(Honeymoon)

Average length of stay: • BMAs’ statistics : 8-30 days ( VFRs , travel in long trip after retirement) • Interviewing : 23 days to 2 weeks ( Pass though other countries and provinces in

Availability of services: Express way Public buses and vans Tuk-Tuk Motor cycles Taxi-meter

BTS and MRTs Routes

Activities and facilities: • • • • • • • • •

Restaurants Hotel Massages Transportations Head office of Banks Hospitals Embassies General Post Offices Education

Type of activity tourists indulges themselves

• Main stakeholders and their level of involvement : Thai government improves tourism strategy, launched by office of Tourism development on 23th June 2009, can be applied to every destinations around the country. Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) takes responsibilities to promote the tourism of Thailand by organizing events, project and

Tourism establishment: • Tourists and tour • Locals : operators Have good relationship with tourists and willing • Tourism polices to help them sincerely. • Accommodation • Discharge of savage :

• Tourists: high sense of responsibility towards the

Part III Identification of problems • • • • • •

Air pollution Noise pollution Water pollution Bus Visual pollution emission causes of Waste pollution sickness Additional problems

Construct building in an area

– Cultural problem towards crossroad – Unsafe Vehicle – Crime at Wat-Khaek area

Air pollution Air pollution is one of the most significant environmental problems in Bangkok. Most of the problems come from transport emission by traffic problem. Bus emission causes of sickness ►

Noise Pollution • It is indicated that in most of noise pollution in Bangkok is effected by crowd activity in the following place. • The mass transit system of BTS on 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

Water pollution • Waste in canal can be seen in most of canals in Bangkok. • Local people who live near riverside dispose the waste into the river. • Some factories are lack of social responsibilities. • there is flooding problem in raining season.

Visual pollution • The visual pollution derives from lots of construction on Silom road. It can downgrade the perception according to unappreciated sightseeing. • there are some advertising announcement, billboard and informational posters are attached in everywhere. • Wat Khaek, the street vendors set the shop on footpath. People are inconvenience to work pass the way. They trash the garbage beside them which can be caused of visual

Waste pollution • Bangkok city has been increasing in waste almost 9,000 tons per day from total 14.7 tons of Thailand. • The Thai newspaper, Khao Sod and Bangkok business, published in printed and online version. It mentioned Bangkok can manage in waste for 84%, while the rest of 16% was unmanageable. 36% of 84% can be destroyed

Additional problems

•Cultural problem towards crossroad: Thailand has different cultural issues in an area of crossroad behavior. The vehicle drivers do not stop and let people cross the street. • Unsafe Vehicle: This problem is derived from careless driving behavior. •Crime at Wat-Khaek area •: From the interviewing of local people, the flower sellers tell that the pick pocket is very severe social problem which decrease the number of visitors in this area. Cultural problem towards crossroad

Sustainable solutions to the problem Solution

: Noise pollution

•For nightclub, the local tourism polices should control strictly about service duration. the government should come up with the construction law, limited time and location to reduce noise pollution.

vehicle’s engine • The owners should check and have vehicle decoration based in regulation of transportation. • Polices should punish seriously by taking driving license, if they break laws.

Solution: Air pollution • They should cooperate with BMAs and the government to solve the problem. • Clearly, a lot of fewer cars on the roads mean a lot of less gas emission for vehicle. • The MRT and BTS is absolutely helpful make a difference. So, BMAs should expand the routes of these mass transit transport system to cover all the significant point in Bangkok

Solution: Water pollution • The campaign for improvement of wastewater legislation and enforcement to protect and improve water quality should be promoted. • They also should concern about plastic and toxic substance which is harmful for water resource. • BMA should deal with this problem by visiting local people who live on riverside. The officers should warn them, notice them such the problem

Solution: Visual pollution • Bangkok city should grow more trees for having beautiful sightseeing and have the image of healthy in environment. • The design of billboard, announcement and advertising publication should be screened before

Why development is not sustainable?

This area study fails in sustainable development because the development brings inverse direction of improving resource towards destination.  Pollution increasing  Cultural problems  Social problems

Part V Future implications In recently years, Thailand has paid much attention in terms of environmental caring. Also, every countries concern about global warming problems which can be severe disasters in the future. “7 Greens concept by Attractions Promotion Division of Tourism Authority of Thailand”

Water Resource :

BMA should establish the effective central treatment facilities for communities in each main canal. “the 10 clean canal projects” should be expanded in using every canal in Bangkok. Waste management : Family units should be educated in waste

Promoting in environmental campaigns: Each community in Bangkok should promote environmental campaigns. One of the best representatives is “Wang thong Lang community” Outcomes:  Help to reduce problems for local and country.  Support global warming reductions which nowadays all countries are pay hard attention towards this

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