Abstract:
The objectives of this thesis are: 1) to study the cultural landscape of Ban Nong Bau, Ban Wang Loom Phong and Ban Pathumtong communities; 2) to analyze the cultural landscape elements of Ban Nong Bau, Ban Wang Loom Phong and Ban Pathumtong communities; 3) to evaluate the cultural landscape of Ban Nong Bau, Ban Wang Loom Phong and Ban Pathumtong communities; and 4) to propose conservation guidelines for the cultural landscape of Ban Nong Bau, Ban Wang Loom Phong and Ban Pathumtong communities to be sustainable in the future. The result of the study reveals that the settlements of Ban Nong Bau, Ban Wang Loom Phong and Ban Pathumtong communities have been gradually developed. The communities have settled on the bank of Chorakea Sampan watercourse. For a long time, the relationship between human and natural environment has formed local identity of cultural landscape such as the village group on the bank of Chorakea Sampan watercourse and the village group on the roadsides developed from the old tracks. There have been plentiful agricultural fields surrounding the communities where sacrificed Phailom Mountain has served as the background. Patum Wanaram Temple has been the spiritual and activity center of the communities. All of them have formed the identity of local cultural landscape in terms of physical, socio-economic, and historical aspects. At the present, external factors, such as modern development, have been introduced into the communities and have begun to affect the community lifestyle. If not carefully implemented, they could affect the value and the identity of the community cultural landscape in the long run. Recommendations for conversation of cultural landscape of Ban Nong Bau, Ban Wang Loom Phong and Ban Pathumtong communities consist of a set of urban planning measures through building codes to control land uses and architectural forms, restoration of significance cultural landscape, tourism management, and promotion of community participation in cultural landscape policy development that are suitable and harmonious with the identity of the communities.