COMMUNITY MAP AND COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM ROUTING DESIGN : THUNG KHRU DISTRICT, BANGKOK

Abstract

           The objective of research were to explore the cultural learning resources of Thung Khru District with a cultural map and to design the travel routes within the community. The study was quantitative and qualitative research. There were 30 sample groups including community leaders, imams, monks, government officers, teachers in Thung Khru District, Bangkok. The data was collected through the questionnaire, interview method, focus group and then, the data was analyzed and presented with analytical description.
           The study found that Thung Khru District had a variety of cultural learning resources related to a way of agricultural life for many years. There were plenty of soil and water resources that attracted various groups of people to settle in the area. A multicultural diversity of people appeared in various places of worship, including temples, mosques, shrines, among others, and they were professional sources of wisdom, such as fruit farming and livestock. The study also showed that cultural tourism routes was designed by the concept of community-based tourism, using the community owned the cultural capital. The data showed that some communities in Thung Khru District that remain as traditional communities, such as Moo 3, Moo 5 Bang Mot, were possible to hold half-day and full day cultural tourism routes for youth and students to
learn and accept cultural differences; as well as, those who like the spiritual culture.