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Atlas of Thailand : spatial structures and development / under the direction of Doryane Kermel-Torres.
LIBRA G2376.G1 A75 2004
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- Format:
- Map/Atlas
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture--Thailand--Atlases.
- Agriculture.
- Social conditions.
- Population.
- Economic conditions.
- Thailand--Maps.
- Thailand.
- Thailand--Economic conditions--Atlases.
- Thailand--Population--Atlases.
- Thailand--Social conditions--Atlases.
- Genre:
- Maps.
- Atlases.
- Penn Provenance:
- Blank, Fritz (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 1 atlas (209 pages) : color maps ; 30 cm
- Scale differs.
- paper
- polychrome
- Edition:
- IRD edition.
- Cartographic Data:
- Scale differs.
- Place of Publication:
- Chiang Mai : Silkworm Books, 2004.
- Summary:
- This atlas portrays Thailand's spatial structures and presents the country's social and economic development in a territorial context. The Kingdom of Thailand has undergone many changes throughout its long history, and most recently during its vigorous growth from the middle of the 1980s. The maps and text give a comprehensive interpretation of Thailand's internal dynamics as well as its regional and global integration. This is the first atlas of its kind for Thailand. It includes a wide range of spatial information and maps using various computer-assisted techniques. Seventy plates of maps, accompanied with commentary, cover significant topics such as: Thailand's relation to the world system, its place in Eastern Asia, and its population, infrastructure, urban network, production, income, education, and intra-regional dynamics.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Situations of the territory / Doryane Kermel-Torres, Jean-Paul Deler, Jean-Paul Hubert 13
- Changes in altitudes and landscapes (photos) 15
- Plate 1 Economic relations and integration 17
- Plate 2 Foreign and Thai travelers 19
- Plate 3 International out-migrations and flights 21
- Plate 4 Population and human development in Eastern Asia 23
- Plate 5 Eastern Asian regional integration and production 25
- Plate 6 Networks in Eastern Asia 27
- Plate 7 Relief and hydrographical system 29
- Plate 8 Environment and natural resources 31
- Plate 9 Provinces and their centers 33
- Chapter 2 Population / Manuelle Franck, Jean Baffie, Michel Bruneau 35
- Maintaining religious and family ties (photos) 37
- Plate 10 Main ethno-linguistic groups 39
- Plate 11 Religions 41
- Plate 12 Islam and Christianity 43
- Plate 13 Population distribution and growth 45
- Plate 14 Demographic characteristics 47
- Plate 15 Rural and urban population 49
- Plate 16 Municipalities 51
- Plate 17 Inter-regional migrations 53
- Plate 18 Importance of migrations in the provinces 55
- Plate 19 Population distribution and demographic features 57
- Chapter 3 The state and the construction of the territory / Doryane Kermel-Torres, Antoine Lauginie, Michel Bruneau, Steve Dery 59
- Elements of territorial administration (photos) 61
- Plate 20 Changes in boundaries and frontiers (18th-20th century) 63
- Plate 21 Formation of the nation-state territory 65
- Plate 22 Territorial administration 67
- Plate 23 Deforestation 69
- Plate 24 Transportation networks 71
- Plate 25 Energy infrastructure and networks 73
- Plate 26 Investment promotion incentives 75
- Plate 27 Schools and health facilities 77
- Plate 28 Postal and telecommunications infrastructure 79
- Plate 29 Water and electricity supply 81
- Chapter 4 Agriculture / Philippe Schar 83
- Innovation and diversification in agriculture (photos) 85
- Plate 30 Agricultural households and product 87
- Plate 31 Land utilization 89
- Plate 32 Irrigation 91
- Plate 33 Rice 93
- Plate 34 Sugar cane 95
- Plate 35 Cassava 97
- Plate 36 Rubber 99
- Plate 37 Other crops 101
- Plate 38 Recent breeding and shrimp farming activities 103
- Plate 39 Agricultural specialization and socio-economic features 105
- Chapter 5 Industry / Doryane Kermel-Torres 107
- Contrasts in the industrial structure (photos) 109
- Plate 40 Industrial product 111
- Plate 41 Size of establishments 113
- Plate 42 Employment in establishments 115
- Plate 43 Enterprises under the Board of Investment 117
- Plate 44 Agro-based industries 119
- Plate 45 Textiles and wearing apparel 121
- Plate 46 Electrical and non-electrical machinery 123
- Plate 47 Chemistry and plastic 125
- Plate 48 Other industries 127
- Plate 49 Industrial specialization 129
- Chapter 6 Tertiary sector / Doryane Kermel-Torres, Jean-Paul Hubert, Manuelle Franck 131
- The range of services to the population (photos) 133
- Plate 50 Product of tertiary sector 135
- Plate 51 Employment in four tertiary sub-sectors 137
- Plate 52 Hotel trade 139
- Plate 53 Main tourist destinations 141
- Plate 54 Passenger traffic 143
- Plate 55 Commodities traffic 145
- Plate 56 Inter-regional trade 147
- Plate 57 Tertiary sector facilities and activities 149
- Chapter 7 Bangkok and the Bangkok metropolitan region / Eric Charmes 151
- Bangkok: a primate city (photos) 153
- Plate 58 Urban and industrial development around Bangkok 155
- Plate 59 Bangkok metropolis development patterns 157
- Plate 60 Road system and motorization in Bangkok 159
- Chapter 8 Two peripheral regions: the North-East and the South / Suchanya Boonvanno, Charat Mongkolsawat, Doryane Kermel-Torres 161
- Regional specializations in the North-East and the South (photos) 163
- Plate 61 Land use in the North-East: Sakon Nakhon province 165
- Plate 62 Land use in the South: Pak Phanang watershed 167
- Plate 63 Population in North-East and South 169
- Plate 64 Agriculture in North-East and South 171
- Plate 65 Industry in North-East and South 173
- Chapter 9 Social imbalances and spatial organization / Doryane Kermel-Torres, Antoine Lauginie, Jean-Paul Deler 175
- Village life and city aspirations (photos) 177
- Plate 66 Income and consumption indicators 179
- Plate 67 Education at primary and secondary levels 181
- Plate 68 Higher education 183
- Plate 69 Spatial organization 185
- Plate 70 Spatial model 187.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-209).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James A. Crawford Memorial Fund.
- Kislak Center Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Fritz Blank in 2008.
- ISBN:
- 9749575431
- 2709915413
- OCLC:
- 57254669
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