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The objectives of this article are to examine comprehensive planning process in Thailand and to discuss community participation in Amphawa’s Comprehensive Planning for the year 2030. The methodology of Amphawa’s Comprehensive Planning incorporated the principles of H. M. King Bhumibol’s “Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy” and UNESCO’s “Sustainable Development Model” into Thai common planning process. Major participation techniques were planning workshops and informal community leaders’ meetings. Community visioning and mapping techniques were applied to raise common understandings and to generate future land use and transportation plans.
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The author gratefully acknowledges Samut Songkhram Province and Samut Songkhram Town Planning Office for financial support and all participants for their contributions in Amphawa’s Comprehensive Planning.
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Peerapun, W. (2020). Participatory Comprehensive Planning of Amphawa District, Thailand. In: Thakur, R., Dutt, A., Thakur, S., Pomeroy, G. (eds) Urban and Regional Planning and Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31776-8_19
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