Overview

This atlas portrays Thailand's social anad economic development within a geographical context. The Kingdom of Thailand has undergone many changes throughout its long history, most recently during its vigorous growth from the middle of the 1980s. This volume interprets Thailand's internal dynamics as well as its integration at the regional and global levels. This is the first atlas of its kind for Thailand. It includes a wide range of maps and spatial information using various computer-assisted techniques. Seventy plates of maps, accompanied with commentary, cover significant topics such as Thailand's role in the world system, its place in Eastern Asia, and its population, infrastructure, urban network, production, income, education, and intra-regional dynamics. The volume brings together expert information from a variety of fields. It will be a valuable tool for teachers, students, planners, and entrepreneurs.

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Author:   Doryane Kermel-Torrès
Publisher:   Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Imprint:   Silkworm Books
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 30.50cm
Weight:   0.889kg
ISBN:  

9789749575437

ISBN 10:   9749575431
Pages:   209
Publication Date:   01 May 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction--Doryane Kermel-Torres 1. Situations of the territory--Doryane Kermel-Torres, Jean-Paul Deler, Jean-Paul Hubert 2. Population--Manuelle Franck, Jean Baffie, Michel Bruneau 3. The state and the construction of the territory--Doryane Kermel-Torres, Antoine Lauginie, Michel Bruneau, Steve Dery 4. Agriculture--Philippe Schar 5. Industry--Doryane Kermel-Torres 6. Tertiary sector--Doryane Kermel-Torres, Jean-Paul Hubert, Manuelle Franck 7. Bangkok and the Bangkok metropolitan region--Eric Charmes 8. Two peripheral regions: the North-East and the South--Suchanya Boonvanno, Charat Mongkolsawat, Doryane Kermel-Torres 9. Social imbalances and spatial organization--Doryane Kermel-Torres, Antoine Lauginie, Jean-Paul Deler Methodology appendix Bibliography

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Beautifully designed and informative. * The Professional Geographer *

Beautifully designed and informative. The Professional Geographer

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