IN-PERSON Lisbon Livable Cities. Section A
Abstract
Bangkok and Nonthaburi are situated on the once fertile alluvial plain, serving as a place for settlement and cultivation for over 500 years. The unique agricultural landscape, a so-called orchard, employs a ditch and berm structure (similar to ridge-furrow planting) and supports mixed crop cultivation, renowned for its diverse fruit products. During the past 40-50 years, urban areas expanded and changed in the way of life, causing these orchards to gradually disappear. The surroundings of the existing orchards have become urbanised with more streets, shops, and residential areas. Some of the owners have taken the challenge of maintaining their inherited orchards and seeking opportunities in the suburban locations by establishing cafés and restaurants. The paper aims to investigate cafés and restaurants situated in the orchards through detailed observation of three sites and analysis from the view of landscape architecture with a livable city approach. The results show that the value of the new business is to bring a lively atmosphere to the place, help generate income, and promote their orchard heritage. People can have access to places for leisure activities that are not far from the city. They can also appreciate the nature as well as the cultural heritage of the orchard. These orchards provide the city with green spaces, food sources, cultural landscapes, and ecological benefits. These examples indicate the coexistence of traditional orchards in modern suburban areas and the benefits of agricultural landscapes to the city.
Dr. Onumpai Samkhuntod is an assistant professor at the Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University, Thailand. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, a Master of Science in Leisure and Environments from Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands, and a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand. She is interested in landscape architectural design and planning, cultural landscape, sacred landscape, and historic landscape.
Dr. Tanasi Samphantharak Petyim is an assistant professor at the Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University, Thailand. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Chulalongkorn University; DPEA, Jardins Historiques, Patrimoine et Paysage, Ecole d’Architecture de Versailles, France; and a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies, University of Nottingham, UK. She is interested in landscape designs and managements for health and well-being; landscape designs for the elderly; landscapes designs for children; landscapes in medical settings; landscapes, identities and well-being; leisure landscapes; and landscape designs and tourism.
Dr. Natsiporn Sangyuan is an assistant professor at the Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University, Thailand. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Kasetsart University, a Master of Landscape Architecture from Chulalongkorn University, and a Ph.D. in Sustainable Land Use and Natural Resource Management from Kasetsart University. Her doctoral research focused on landscape pattern characterization, landscape evaluation methods and community participation in development. She is interested in landscape ecology, sustainable land management, rural landscape, cultural landscape, and contemporary landscape design.
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