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INTRODUCTION

BANGKOK:
A CITY FOR ALL

Bangkok is currently undergoing multifaceted transformations factors across all dimensions. Such an integrated approach is
across all dimensions. Rapid urban expansion has led to a steady essential to ensure that Bangkok is well prepared to respond to
decline in agricultural land, while several districts now face emerging challenges, while continuing to be a resilient, livable,
population densities that exceed the capacity of existing Bangkok and welcoming capital city for all.
Comprehensive Plan. Concurrently, infrastructure development is
accelerating, marked by the expansion of mass transit networks The operational framework of the City Planning and Urban
and large-scale private sector investments across the city. Development Department for 2025 is strategically aligned with
key national and metropolitan policy frameworks. These include
th
The swift growth of economic activities and urban logistics the 20-Year National Strategy (2018-2037), the 13 National
has created impacts that resonate at both regional and global Economic and Social Development Plan (2023–2027), Phase 3
levels. These range from increased labor mobility within the of the 20-Year Development Plan for Bangkok Metropolis (2023–
ASEAN region to intensifying climate-related challenges and the 2027), as well as the Governor of Bangkok’s “9 Good Policies
transition toward new global economic paradigms. Collectively, in 9 Dimensions.” Public participation remains a core principle
these dynamics significantly influence the daily lives of residents of this approach. Accordingly, the Department’s mission for the
and shape Bangkok’s future development trajectory. year reflects a strong commitment to enhancing the quality of
life of Bangkok’s residents and steering urban development in a
In this context, urban planning and the formulation of development manner that genuinely responds to contemporary lifestyles and
frameworks must comprehensively address interconnected the evolving dynamics of the modern era.

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