Morphological Structure and Food Security of Gated Communities: A Case of Maejo Municipality, Chiang Mai Province

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze the morphological structure and food security situation of gated communities. The research methods involved conducting surveys, observation, interviews, a sample group, and a process model using Space Syntax. The research found that there is a residential area of 56.07 percent, and 10.20 percent is a gated community area. The increase in gated communities has affected land use changes and accessibility of the land area. The average integration values of global accessibility, local accessibility, and connectivity are 0.58749, 1.28635, and 2.893, respectively. These values are consistent with relationships at the street level of urban areas, where activity connection distances are appropriate to the destination area of the trip, and suitable areas of activity service radius at 800 meters have an average of 47.5739 and 149.797, respectively. At a distance of 1,200 meters, they have averages of 77.5987 and 312.853, respectively. But it was not found to have any relationship with the gated community. For the situation of households in gated communities. It was found that food security had a good level of sufficiency. But there is still a lack of benefits from household food access, food utilization, and food stability. A suggestion for managing urban areas involves addressing changes in the morphological structure and enhancing food security. This can be achieved through creative ideas for small edible gardens, encouraging self-sufficient practices, and fostering collective action for the future.