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Notes from the Field | Thanapan Laiprakobsup & Narongpon Laiprakobsup lament the decline of landmarks in suburban Bangkok: "We cannot avoid the expansion of urban communities and their effects on local communities. But...we can make the communities livable." criticalasianstudies.org/commentary/2...

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Notes from the Field | Thanapan Laiprakobsup and Narongpon Laiprakobsup, Urbanization, Impermeability, and Deteriorating Local Communities in Suburban Bangkok — Critical Asian Studies Bangkok’s suburban areas have been transformed tremendously. Previously, the areas were the most important rice fields for Thailand’s rice production and exports for several centuries. It was the rice... https://criticalasianstudies.org/commentary/2024/12/2/notes-from-the-field-thanapan-laiprakobsupa-and-narongpon-laiprakobsup-urbanization-impermeability-and-deteriorating-local-communities-in-suburban-bangkok