Abstract:
The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between existing situation and the utilization of monasterys territory in Bangkok in order to provide for the appropriate monasterys territory use and communitys penefit. From the study, apart from reliqions function, monastery also plays its roles as the educational Institute, public health services, social welfare and etc, and it is the centre of community At present, however, there are some institutes which are responsible for those functions. The roles of monastery are decresed, except some of social welfare. The qrowth of Bangkok has brought into a shortage of private land supply. The monasterys territory has been used instead for residential and commercial purposes, depending on its location, accessibility and of the land the use of monasterys territory is related to urban development and its surrounding activities, However, problems are found from the study, the substandard settlements and lack open spaces, The use of monastery]s territory emphasizing only on the urban functions may lessen its previous roles to the community. The study suggested that the utilization of monasterys territory for public walfare should be combined with other purposes through the relaxation of the regulation and incentives to enconrage appropriate approaches for the monasterys territory use and the solutions for problems occurred.