THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT POLICY
FOR UNDER-UTILIZED SPACE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.

By : Ariya Aruninta

Examination committees:
- Dr Willi Zimmermann (Supervisor, Chairperson of Supervisory committee)
- Dr Edsel Sajor (Co-chair, Final Examination Chairperson)
- Dr. Vilas Nitivattananon
- Dr. Soparth Pongquan
- Dr. Banasopit Mekvichai

External examiner - Prof Dr Peter Knoepfel

TABLE OF CONTENTS
(cover) (Full text) Final 2009

Acknowledgements
Abstract                                                                                                                               
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of figures
Abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1       Background of the study
1.2      Rationale
1.3       Statement of the specific problem
1.4       Study objectives
1.5       Scope of the study
1.6       Structure of the research

Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1       Definition
2.2       Causes and problems of under-utilized land
2.3       Urban (re)development and urban land policy
2.4       Land utilization schemes
2.5       Decision-making in the public sphere
2.6       Controversies in Land Redevelopment
2.7       Situating the research among the reinvention of ‘socially environmental’ directions of  urban public green space
2.8       Tool for ‘urban land management policy’
2.9       Policy planning and strategic environmental assessment
2.10    Governance
2.11    Urban green beyond immediate locality
2.12    WiMBY : The key concept of heterogeneity comparative analysis
2.13    Urban redevelopment and Public Land Management (PLM)
2.14    Land management models
2.15    The nature of the policy problem
2.16    Failure of proper and efficient decision-making in urban land management policy
2.17    Approaches in land management
2.18    The implementation of the multiplism approach in PLM

Chapter 3 Research Design
3.1       Situating the research study
3.2       Organization of the research design
3.3       Methodology

Chapter 4 Case Study
4.1       National level: Principles and approaches
4.2       Local Level: Bangkok Metropolitan administrative system in Public Land Management
4.3       State/State enterprise level: Major public land owner organizations     
4.4       Preferred directions of land utilization toward the two clusters/districts
4.5       Findings from the policy dimension

Chapter 5 Comparative Interest Analysis Results
5.1       Understanding the situation
5.2       Extracting the evidence of problems : specific plots
5.3       Comparative analysis using WiMBY CIA
5.4       WiMBY CIA conclusion
5.5       Summary of the analysis result

Chapter 6 Alternatives and Policy Implications
6.1      Key issues
6.2       Citizen, community and locality involvement
6.3       Post-analysis in-depth interview

Chapter 7 Conclusion and Recommendations
7.1       Findings
7.2       Conclusions
7.3       Recommendations
7.4       Review of the research objectives and accomplishments

Appendix A
Appendix B (in Thai)
Appendix C
References