Future Foresight to Drive Bangkok's Urban Development Plan as a Creative City of Design
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This research aims to study the operational situation of the private sector and support from the government, analyze opportunities, obstacles, and problems in development, and forecast the future through strategic cooperation mechanisms to drive Bangkok's development as a Creative City of Design. The research employed qualitative research methodology using the Delphi forecasting method, collecting data through in-depth interviews with 12 key informants who are representatives from government agencies and private sectors involved in creative industries. The research found that understanding of the creative city concept in Bangkok's context remains diverse and lacks clarity. Operations are often characterized by activities specific to
certain groups and areas, without systematic integration. Despite opportunities from cultural capital, tourism potential, and being part of the global creative city network, significant obstacles remain, such as lack of direction and integration, focus on developing only areas with high cultural capital, lack of quality infrastructure, and lack of public participation. The research proposes solutions and forecasts development directions, while identifying key success factors in developing Bangkok as a Creative City of Design that balances cultural identity with modernity and leads to improving citizens' quality of life. The development of Bangkok into a Creative City requires a long-term vision that remains consistent regardless of political changes, the distribution of development across all areas allowing each district to discover its own identity, and the improvement of laws, financial incentive measures, as well as educational policies that systematically promote creativity.
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