Economic Community Management of Wat Sa-pan Floating Market Community, Bangkok Metropolitan based on Social Capital and Cultural Capital

Abstract

Wat Sa-pan Floating Market community revealed that it was an old community with
a long history of the evacuation route and the army route of King U-thong and King Taksin the
Great. It had old worship places and many canals. People of many races had settled down
along the canals. There was cultivation of numerous agricultural produces with sluices for
distribution of the goods. There were many important traditions and sites. Ecotourism
destinations were situated not far from the city. The management methods of social capital
and cultural capital revealed the establishment of networks, community enterprises, Truth
Savings Group, and committee and community leader responsible for the management of the
affairs of Wat Sa-pan Floating Market community, There were communication and public
relations of activities of traditions and festivals in the community, ecotourism destinations with
the old lifestyle along the canals, good preservation of the environment, solidarity in the
community, joint community development as its identity amidst the changes in urban
community in order to keep abreast with the current progress.
Guideline for prevention, improvement, and preservation of strong community
revealed that both the public and the private sectors recognized and started to campaign to
instill the distinguished character of the community and raise awareness for cooperation
among all community members in order to see the value of community culture and preserve
it as the strength of further development.