| Author | Tadefa, Marian Hermosura |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no.HS-93-11 |
| Subject(s) | Rural development--Thailand, Northeastern
|
| Note | A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master
of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Research studies project report ; no. HS-93-11 |
| Abstract | Rural-regional development is a concept that emphasizes the need to directly address the
problems and potentials of a rural region as against the highly-urbanized and industrialized areas
or the metropolis. Herein lies an answer to the nagging poverty among Third World countries
where majority of the population are the so-called rural poor. Development of the rural region
requires the provision of basic services and facilities that will support the goal of productivity
of rural labor and capital. Specifically, this means tha.t the rural population have to have access
to, at least, the minimum acceptable levels of food, shelter, education, and health. From the
point of view of public administration, there has to be a means with which the services that
encourage productivity and improve living conditions can be effectively and efficiently delivered.
This concept forms the.basis for rural center planning.
This study aimed to apply a planning approach for a particular rural center, that is,
Sukhapiban or Sanitary District Non Din Daeng, in Lahansai District, Buriram Province,
Northeast Thailand. It is a small community center of 7,462 inhabitants and around 8 sq.km.
in size. However, certain political and economic forces are at play suggesting some level of
growth for the Sanitary District in the near future. Now, this growth has to be planned and
managed in a way that the needs of the local people, specially the rural hinterland, can be served
and the physical and socio-economic problems that go with "urbanization" is avoided in this
case.
A Framework for a Rural Center Outline Development Plan was formulated and served
as a guide in the implementation of the research and planning activities that ensued. Major
methods and techniques used considered time feasibility in research implementation. balanced
with the need to generate a fairly comprehensive indications of the development factors in the
area. Also, practicality was the main principle adopted in determining the direction of physical
growth considering the relative smallness of the area, its category as a forest reserve, and the
virtual lack of planning controls characteristic of rural Thailand. The methods and techniques
used included "windshield" survey, structured interviews, market day survey, descriptive
statistical analysis, quantitative/qualitative descriptions versus service standards, ratio method,
estimation of employment growth, value analysis, and map analysis.
The target was to develop a ten-year structure plan and an action program to bridge the
current with the projected plan period. |
| Year | 1993 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Research studies project report ; no. HS-93-11 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kammeier, Hans Detlef; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Routray, Jayant Kumar;Wickramanayake, B.W.E.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), Germany; |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1993 |