Displacement Architecture and a Local Tourism Development in Surrounding Area of Khao Yai National Park

Abstract

This Article aimed to study (1) the foundation and pattern of the development of Authenticity in tourism of Thai contemporary social context and (2) to study the phenomenal of Displacement Architecture, which was the repetition method to duplicate the vernacular architecture in other foreign social and cultural context development in surrounding areas of Khao Yai national park at Pakchong district side. From the conclusion of literature review of the historical study to the qualitative research, content analysis and observation at the location are analyzed. The research results were found as follows;
1. Authenticity seeking in tourism in case study area was the main factor to define the tourism development for the local tourist. The displacement architecture from western culture was the effective tools to define the authenticity experience for local tourist.
2. Displacement architecture was the main tools to develop tourist destination in the case study area since the beginning of Khao Yai National Park.
3. Displacement architecture was developed in response to the transformation of social, economic and culture in the case study until now.
The knowledge from this study was very useful to understand the pattern of development displacement architecture and can apply to be the concept of development in response to the current and future social context.