The The Two Local Neighbourhoods of Chiang Mai: Sense of Place and Sustainable Development
Sense of Place and Sustainable Development:
Keywords:
local neighbourhood, Chiang Mai, sense of place, sustainable developmentAbstract
One of the most significant factors promoting sustainable neighbourhood development is to promote partnership or public participation in the development process. Many scholars (Fisher: 1984;Mumford: 1987, etc.) suggest that people sense of belonging is vital for the engagement in neighbourhood development. This paper focuses on the local neighbourhood sense of place and socio-spatial networks regarding as a major factor in creating a sense of belonging.
It investigates further from the previous study (Tansukanun and Daungthima, 2017) into the two different local neighborhoods of Chiang Mai city, Northern Thailand. They both are attractive for tourists; a traditional historic neighbourhood within the city wall and a newer hip neighbourhood outside the city wall. The paper looks into the local residents ‘sense of place’ by examining the three components: activities, physical attributes and meanings (Punter, 1991). Moreover, it enquires into the socio-spatial networks of the local residents to clarify the subtle meaning of the place to the local residents and shed light on the interconnectedness of the three components. The paper suggests that a historic neighbourhood with stronger local resident social networks and an existence of the sacred realm, has a stronger sense of belonging and more potentials to bring over a sustainable neighbourhood development.
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