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Neglected Canals: Deterioration of Indigenous Irrigation System by Urbanization in the West Peri-Urban Area of Bangkok Metropolitan Region

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dc.contributor.author Davivongs, Vudipong
dc.contributor.author Yokohari, Makoto
dc.contributor.author Hara, Yuji
dc.date.accessioned 2012-01-20T19:11:02Z
dc.date.available 2012-01-20T19:11:02Z
dc.date.issued 2012 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/7805
dc.description.abstract "This paper discusses the deterioration of indigenous irrigation system traditionally developed in the past to serve the peri-urban agricultural lands that have been affected by rapid urbanization in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. The study is based on data collection from mapping, field survey and interview analyses and identifies current canal deteriorating conditions in four categories: filled, covered, narrowed and shallow, and normal. The findings reveal that different types of canal deteriorations are associated with their private ownership. A typology of land configurations of urban and non-urban land uses along private canals is pointed out in order to understand their relation with canal deterioration types. Caused by urbanization, the degradation of the existing canal networks has provoked conflicts between local farmers and new proprietors, especially real estate developers. Such canal deterioration essentially reduces their ability to convey a water supply to feed agricultural lands, consequently leading to the discontinuation of land use for agriculture and its eventual transformation into urban developments." en_US
dc.language English en_US
dc.subject canals en_US
dc.subject irrigation en_US
dc.subject indigenous institutions en_US
dc.subject urbanization en_US
dc.title Neglected Canals: Deterioration of Indigenous Irrigation System by Urbanization in the West Peri-Urban Area of Bangkok Metropolitan Region en_US
dc.type Journal Article en_US
dc.type.published published en_US
dc.type.methodology Case Study en_US
dc.coverage.region Middle East & South Asia en_US
dc.coverage.country Thailand en_US
dc.subject.sector Urban Commons en_US
dc.subject.sector Water Resource & Irrigation en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournal Water en_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume 4 en_US
dc.identifier.citationpages 12-27 en_US
dc.identifier.citationnumber 1 en_US


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