Potential Approaches for Future Urban Legal Management As for the inequality of Society The Phitsanulok Model: Encouraging Sustainable Development through Community Participation
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This research aims to study legal measures for managing future cities through community participation towards sustainable development to reduce social inequality, using Phitsanulok Province as a model city. The research was conducted using qualitative research methods, document research, and triangulation techniques, together with SWOT analysis and TOWS Matrix. The results showed that Phitsanulok has rapidly expanded but lacks systematic planning and management, leading to traffic problems, environmental issues, and inequality in access to public services. However, the city has the potential to develop into a walkable city and opportunities to develop an efficient public transportation system. Therefore, it is suggested that legal measures and policies be improved in 4 areas: (1) creating legal measures for urban planning and building control that are conducive to walking, (2) developing a mass transit system, especially a rail system and its connection to walking, (3) designing roads according to the complete streets principle, and (4) creating community participation in the urban development process through various mechanisms. This requires cooperation from all sectors to drive Phitsanulok to be a model for sustainable urban development and reduce social inequality.
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