| Author | Lin, Maw |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.HS-92-16 |
| Subject(s) | Land use, Urban--Thailand--Bangkok
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. HS-92-16 |
| Abstract | Bangkok is one of the fas test growing mega-centers i n Asia , with probabl y the worst t raffi c congestion in the world. In the absence of effective city planning, growth and change processes result from t he forces of the market. Thus the fast changing distribution of shopping opportunities, especially the emergence of subur ban commercial centers, can be explained as the market response to congestion in the inner city. In general terms, the linkage between t he demand side, i.e. the customers, and the supply side, i.e . the retail stores, largely depends on t he rel ative case of access between the two sides. The main purpose of the study is to explore such accessibility-based relationships to explain the changing pat tern of retail concentrations. Covering the entire Bangkok Metropolitan Region, t he study uses an aggregate approach for correl ating various measures of population distribution (in 75 zones) with the floor- area distribution of all existing department stores, as a proxy for retail concentration. Hansen's gravity- based potential model served as an aggregate measure of accessibility, since the more specific network-based transport data were not readily available. The best-fit result wa s obtained from correl ating population potentials with retail potentia ls , with a focus on the newly established suburban clusters of department stores. The result is highly indicative of t he cl ose relationship between retail concentration and accessibility. Further research is recommended , especi ally with regard to using transport-network data, such as travel time, as we ll as empirical data on r et ail catchment areas. Based on such more de tailed investigations, t he result of the study promises to approach the stage of a model which could eventually be used for city planning purposes. |
| Year | 1992 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. HS-92-16 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kammeier, H. D.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Routray, J. K. ;Nakamura , F.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology |