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As these sophisticated models development
gather momentum, however, the real benefit of it
to the development of a local city is still in
question. Dealing with the social processes; the
components that are specific in each city
studied, those data, modeling knowledge, and
analytical tools are needed to be made
understandable and thus usable by local citizen
as well as planning experts and policy makers.
The model's visualization interface that is easy
to use could help citizen tap into the experts
thought and at the same time could help the
experts access the local input from the citizen.
The author study has focused on how to make
this visualization interface effective.
IC-304 LIGHTING MASTER PLAN
STRATEGIES FOR A HISTORIC CITY IN
THAILAND: LESSONS LEARNED FROM
EUROPEAN CITIES
Chanyaporn Chuntamara
The 10 th European Lighting Conference,
September 19-21, 2005, Berlin, Germany
In recent years, many cities have
recognized the importance of the lighting master
plan and its contribution to the urban
environment in the hours of darkness. Its general
objectives are to improve the overall quality of
life, to create a coherent and impressive image
of the dty for residents as well as visitors, to
provide safety and security and to boost the
night-time economv - particularly tourism. This
paper describes the development of the lighting
master plan for Ayutthuva. the 417-year-old
former capital of Siam (Thailand). It focuses on
Ayutthaya's historical park, a UNESCO World
Heritage site on the old city island, and the
surrounding areas where its economy depends
on tourism. Since the growth of tourism business
in Ayutthaya has decreased, lighting has been
used as one of the marketing tools to boost the
tourism activities such as the Light and Sound
presentations and night-tours of the illuminated
historic sites. However, there is a lack of an
overall strategy that integrates lighting for the
promotion of tourism and for improving the
quality of life as well as enhancing the sense of
pride of its residents.
Since the lighting master plan was
unknown in Thailand and few cities in Asia have
one, this study reviewed the strategies used in
model European cities: Lyon (France), Coventry
(UK) and the Bophorus in Istanbul (Turkey).
KMUTT Annual Research Abstracts 2005
The first part outlines and compares the
characteristics of the historic sites and the urban
structure in Ayutthaya and in European cities
due to landscape, climates, culture and social
background. The methods of study and analysis
and the development of the lighting master plan
in these cities are observed and applied to this
study. Visual and photographic surveys were
carried out as well as the photometric
measurements at some of the historic sites.
Qualitative data was obtained through
observations and interviews with business
owners, local and foreign tourists and local
residents. The proposed lighting strategies,
which focus on revitalizing the old image of
Ayutthaya as well as integrating the values of
Thai culture, are presented here.
IC-305 LIGHTING DESIGN AND EDUCATION
IN THAILAND: PRESENT AND FUTURE
Acharawan Chutarat
The 5 th Lux Pacifica, July 24-26, 2005, Cairns
International Hotel, Cairns, Queensland,
Australia, pp. 263-265
Lighting design carrier in Thailand is
considered to be at its beginning stage. An
awareness of better luminous environment has
been raised by its society. In addition, Thai
government; Ministry of Energy focuses on
energy efficient systems due to the energy crisis
in these recent years. Moreover, education,
design and construction services are under
General Agreement on Trade in Services
(GATS), therefore, the position and approach of
proponents of lighting design in Thailand is
changing and evolving over a short period of
time. The design community has begun to
develop the confidence to keep in discussion, to
propose courses of action, to develop and
demonstrate technologies in the expectation that
they will be listened to, acted upon and adopted.
The need to consider the future of lighting
design and technology has never been more
pressing. This article concentrates on the
analysis of the relationship among GATS, FTA
and design and education services; design
processes; and future changes for this
community to move forward.
IC-306 MADE IN JAPAN: A SOCIAL HISTORY
OF JAPANESE ELECTRONIC RICE
COOKERS IN THAILAND
International Conference