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Table 2 Themes from Urban Liveability Workshop

From: What is the meaning of urban liveability for a city in a low-to-middle-income country? Contextualising liveability for Bangkok, Thailand

Theme

Liveability concepts discussed in the workshop

Amenity

A safe environment

A high level of local amenity (neighbourhood access to services and employment)

Employment

Job security

Opportunity to earn a fair wage

Equal opportunity

Work/life balance (being able to spend time with family and friends)

Local employment opportunities

Environmental management

High quality air

Zero waste

No flooding

Greater tree coverage to provide shade

Buildings with greater energy efficiency (green buildings)

Agile office practices – paperless and access to connected technology

Food

Quality food

Health and wellbeing

Healthy population: both physically and mentally healthy

Opportunities for physical activity

Housing

Affordable housing for all

Public open space

Areas for passive recreation and physical activity

Green space, pocket parks

Social connectedness

Sense of community and social cohesion around neighbourhoods

Social infrastructure

Access to temples, museums, music and other cultural events that provide opportunities for people to come together

Multi-purpose local community centres

High quality education and schools

Transport

Reduced/no car congestion

Increased provision of transit-oriented developments

Connected public transport networks

Mass transit availability

  1. Themes from the Urban Liveability Workshop, which aimed to explore concepts of liveability relevant to Bangkok’s context. From Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Report 2017 [41]