Abstract
Thailand's spatial development planning system is currently undergoing significant change. The emphasis of this change is on: Decentralizing planning processes so that local people can formulate plans based on their objectives and preferences in the context of regional comparative advantage; Related to the above, identifying and implementing area development processes that more closely integrate planning and implementation (institutional systems) at the regional level; Encouraging diversity (heterogeneity) in regional development strategies based on local comparative advantage and preferences. Alternative regional economic drivers such as knowledge, tourism, and agro-industry are being more carefully considered; Formulating regional development plans that better, and realistically, reflect the rapid socioeconomic restructuring, and related urbanization, that is currently occurring in Thailand; Making regional strategies more realistic by placing more emphasis on international driving forces, institutional realities/prerequisites for effective development, and integrating rural and urban development programming; and Increasing the awareness of the environmental carrying-capacity implications of area development.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 139-157 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Regional Development Dialogue |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Sep 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Development