GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING LAND POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE

Abstract

In the past, the government has developed housing projects for low-income people to reduce congestion and trespass but still encountered many problems, in particular, the selection of land for project development that is not compatible with the needs and lifestyles of low-income people, as there is no assessment of the land's potential before the project development, resulting in inefficient land use. This qualitative research aimed to develop criteria for assessing the potential of land for housing development for low-income people by Interviewed 5 slum community leaders from 5 slum communities in Bangkok area, then analyzed the data by content analysis. The results showed that the characteristics of land with potential for housing development for low-income people consisted of 1) Land should be located within 1.00 kilometer from the main road and there should be a source of work in a type of commercial area including a motorcycle taxi, child care center, community market/convenience store, public school, and government hospitals within a radius of not more than 1.00 kilometer 2) there should be an a source of work in a type of industry including a shipping port and park within a radius of 1.01-2.00 kilometers 3) there should be an a source of work in a type of government center including a passenger port and park within a radius of 2.01-5.00 kilometers 4) there should be an a source of work in a type of office building within a radius of 5.01-10.00 kilometers.  However, the BTS station, MRT station, and Airport Rail Link station doesn't have to be within a radius of 10.00 kilometers. Based on 16 criteria for assessing land potential for low-income housing development, if the land meets the specified characteristics, there will be a score of 1 point per item, with a total score of 16 points from 16 characteristics. According to the Land Potential Assessment Criteria, which if the total score is less than 60 percent (less than 10 items from 16 items), it is considered that the land has no potential. and if the total score is between 80-100 percent (13-16 items from 16 items), it is considered a very high potential land.