This document summarizes research conducted in the Bang Pu area of Thailand to understand challenges around land use, development pressures, flooding, and community development. The research included: 1) Interviews with community members, leaders, and the mayor to understand issues around secure land tenure, relocation, and urbanization. 2) Participatory workshops and interviews with community members to examine living spaces, building materials, and affordability. 3) Observations and informal interviews to study the second-hand building materials market and spatial patterns of households. 4) The research aims to help balance public and private land use, address flooding while protecting the environment, and strengthen community participation in planning.

1. Bang Pu รูปภาพสำหรับ Parvathi Nair, Anna Sinnott, TarekRazzouk, Felipe Larach, Noor Al Ghafari, Kitty Kam, Elian Peña and Josue Robles NattavadeePeanpanichskul, PeerapatSingkalvanich and PrechapongArkadsopa

4. Large scale infrastructure (water)

5. Industrial Logistic

6. Road expansion

7. Government CentersSecure Tenure (private land) Squatter settlements Eviction Long term Tenure Security relocation Leasing (30 years + 10 years + ...) UrbanizationBKK Growth Decentralization Airport DEVELOPMENT PRESSURE Time

9. Top down planning process with limited participation Central Government Highways Dept. Treasury Dept. SamutPrakarn Province Mueng District Institutional Planning Bang Poo Municipality (Mayor) Leader Leader Leader NULICO Communities Communitymembers Communitymembers Communitymembers

11. Development (eg airport)

12. Environmental Flooding

13. CommunitiesFlood Alleviation Agriculture Use Mangrove Conservation Comprehensive Plan (actualised 2009). Land Uses Slum communities

15. Accessibility How can Baan Mankong become more accessible for vulnerable people (eg very poor and elderly)? BAANN MANKONG HOUSEHOLDS Baan Mankong Households Low income households Lack of community engagement Lack of relation between members of other communities Weak relation with CODI: access to poor fund EXCLUDED HOUSEHOLDS Excluded Households: Affordability: cannot join savings groups (informal-rural economy) Inclusion: Baan Mankong criteria loans (<55 years) S O C I A L B A R R I E R COMMUNITY

17. Isolation- weak physical and social connections between communitiesLeader Leader Leader Communities Communities Communities

18. Use of Living Space Building the knowledge of understanding physical environment. Source: Interviews, surveying and observation The gap in transformation physical environment Quality and quantity approach – an extensive survey of 5 households on spatial and social levels Zones of activity & social interaction Existing community ‘in-between spaces’ Spatial cognition of the households precedent

20. Reduce the cost of houses to make them more affordable – initial estimates from the survey suggest this could be a third (50,000B) of the overall cost of each unit

21. Reusing materials can reduce the need to buy new additional construction materials.

22. Selling and/or buying from the second hand market can reduce construct coststa-bae ka mai. Second-hand wood shop

24. Training and knowledge groups, house wives, young people, occupation groups, construction knowledge.

25. Share places as markets, sports centres, community centres.

26. Involve the people in Environmental improvements. Leader Leader Leader Communities Communities Communities

27. Planning System Participation Source: Interviews with Mayor community architect SamutPrakan PAO – Plan Making & Development Projects Create direct relationship between Bang Poo Municipality and the Province to participate in the plan making process Improve information dissemination to community members and participation in the planning process Community Feedback SamutPrakan People Organization Bang Poo City Formula District Direct Participation NULICO Bang Poo Municipality Strong Link Information dissemination Baan Mankong

29. The value of local knowledge and self-sufficiency

30. The strength of networking and collective knowledge for the community

31. Be flexible in your research approach

32. The importance of the role of women in Baan Mankong

33. Always introduce yourselves before an interview...

34. Thank you to Klong Mai Tai Community