The Mapping of Living Local Cultural Sites in 50 Bangkok’s Districts – Bussakorn Binson, Chulalongkorn University
Name
Bussakorn Binson
Title
Professor
Main affiliation
Chulalongkorn University
email
bsumrongthong@yahoo.com
Country
Thailand
Region
Asia
Main themes
Urban Management
Sustainable Cities
Social Inclusion
Title
The Mapping of Living Local Cultural Sites in 50 Bangkok’s Districts
Focus
To convert Bangkok’s image as ‘A City of Sex Tourism’ to be ‘ A City of Diverse Cultures’ and to propose Educational strategies to support cultural preservation.
Issues which the lecture addresses
This project consists of collective data in 5 aspects of Arts: Performing arts, Traditions, Sports and Recreation, Craftsmanship and Domestic arts.It was discovered that these living local cultural sites mirror the heterogeneity of its residents with their diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. There are local culture clusters of Laotians, Khmers, Mon, Chinese, Muslim, Indian, Vietnamese and Sikhs as well as Westerners. There are 275 living local cultural sites discovered from 50 districts of Bangkok city. The education model to support cultural preservation is needed to enhance local awareness of their own cultures and to support rapport between education and tourism which will link to the understanding of urban culture and its diversity.
Short analysis of the above issues
Although cultural mapping is a well established technique that inventories existing resources in the community, how the resulting dataset is utilized has been less formalized. This article discusses potential practical educational models for its use to support cultural preservation, enhancing local awareness and appreciation as well as international exchange and economic development via tourism. Policy makers will play important role to support cultural owners in many ways for the sustainability of urban culture. This model can be applied throughout the world to create peace through the understanding of each other’s culture. Mapping the global living local culture sites would become possible in the future with the collaboration of the global citizen. ‘Culture cannot be bought but it can be diluted and disappeared’
Propositions for addressing the issue
LISTEN Model for Policy Makers
Learn more & Listen more before planning
Involve & Interact with the community
Support & Service what is needed
Take it seriously & Think before act for better
solution
Educate & E-learning management
Negotiating skill & No top down command
Additional Reading Materials
Website of Bangkok’s Living Local Cultural Sites can be found at:
www.livinglocalculturalsites.com
