Measuring Spatializing Inequalities of Transport Accessibility and Urban Development Patterns: Focus on Megacity Urbanization, Thailand

Pawinee Iamtrakul; Apinya Padon; Jirawan Klaylee

doi:10.5614/jpwk.2022.33.3.4

Authors

Pawinee Iamtrakul Center of Excellence in Urban Mobility Research and Innovation, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University, Paholyothin Street, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand, +66946324629
Apinya Padon Center of Excellence in Urban Mobility Research and Innovation, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University, Paholyothin Street, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand, +66892347998
Jirawan Klaylee Center of Excellence in Urban Mobility Research and Innovation, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University, Paholyothin Street, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand, +66836972435

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5614/jpwk.2022.33.3.4

Keywords:

Cluster Analysis, Inequality of Travel, Quality of Life, Sustainability, Urbanization

Abstract

The metropolis of Bangkok is characterized as a primate city because of its role as the capital of Thailand. Its suburbanization spreads to five surrounding provinces. Compared to other provinces in Thailand, it has highly concentrated urban development, without disparity between urban and rural areas. Furthermore, the travel volume in Bangkok and its surrounding areas is the highest in the country, with the majority related to private vehicle usage. This is why Bangkok is ranked as the world?s most congested city. To solve this problem and sustain the urbanization of the capital, it is necessary to understand the urban development patterns in Bangkok and their associated factors in measuring the accessibility of transportation. This research applied factor analysis and cluster analysis to characterize the different district contexts of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, by selecting the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) as the capital city area and Pathum Thani Province as a suburbanized area. Consequently, their transport accessibility could be represented by the level of accessibility in terms of the inequalities in the existing transportation system. Furthermore, by clustering the districts according to their economic and social factors, the causes of these inequalities could be identified by spatializing and geographically highlighting them. These findings should be integrated into the urban planning and development policies to overcome urban development challenges and create a city with more accessible and affordable public transport opportunities.

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Author Biographies

Pawinee Iamtrakul, Center of Excellence in Urban Mobility Research and Innovation, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University, Paholyothin Street, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand, +66946324629

Assoc. Prof. Pawinee IAMTRAKUL is currently working as a lecturer at the Department of Urban Environmental Planning and Development, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University, THAILAND. She is now also the Director of Center of Excellence in Urban Mobility Research and Innovation (UMRI), Thammasat University. Her research interest is on Urban and Transportation planning by considering all aspects related to urban transport; sustainable transport, road safety, public transport and non-motorization. Furthermore, her expertise is also focusing on integrated planning in view of the integration of all urban elements; land use, infrastructure, economics, social and environmental.

Apinya Padon, Center of Excellence in Urban Mobility Research and Innovation, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University, Paholyothin Street, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand, +66892347998

Apinpa Padon is a research assistant of Center of Excellence in Urban Mobility Research and Innovation, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University in Bangkok. With a background in urban planning, she helps to conduct the data collection based on social science insights. She is currently involved in research projects on spatial planning, smart land use and artificial intelligent city development.

Jirawan Klaylee, Center of Excellence in Urban Mobility Research and Innovation, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University, Paholyothin Street, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand, +66836972435

Jirawan Klaylee is a research assistant of Center of Excellence in Urban Mobility Research and Innovation, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University in Bangkok. With a background in urban planning and development, she helps to conduct the data collection and analysis based on social science insights. She is currently involved in severl research projects on smart mobility planning, smart city and artificial intelligent city development.

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