Tag: sustainability
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The second article of 2026 from the Riverfront Research Alliance, titled Edible Waterscapes, examines seasonal flooding in central Thailand through the lens of cultural landscape and food heritage. Rather than treating floods only as disasters, the study considers how recurring water cycles shape everyday food practices and ecological knowledge in floodplain communities. The research focuses…
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Once upon a time, somewhere in the fertile plains, there was a land that lived by the rhythm of water. Every year, the river swelled and spread across the fields, bringing life to the soil and food to the people. The farmers grew floating rice that rose with the flood and sank with the season’s…
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The flood retention plains, in the central flood plain, especially in Ayutthaya, are a key part of how the Chao Phraya River Basin used to manage water naturally. In the past, areas like Thung Bang Ban, Thung Phak Hai, and Thung Sena acted as open basins that took in floodwater during the rainy season. Canals…
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This book introduces a paradigm shift in heritage conservation that places people and communities at the center of the process. Instead of seeing heritage only as monuments, landscapes, or legal frameworks to be preserved, it reframes conservation as something that must serve the everyday life and well-being of society. The argument is that both natural…
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The World Heritage Volunteers 2025: River × Heritage – Ayutthaya program was held from 20 to 30 August 2025 in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. Organized through the collaboration of Kasetsart University, Ayutthaya Municipality, local communities, and international volunteer networks, this initiative built upon the success of WHV Ayutthaya 2024, which received international recognition…
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