Integrative Active Learning into Cultural Townscape on Case Study of Hua Viang - Hua Fai Area, Chiang Mai Old City

Abstract

This article is titled as Integrative active learning with cultural townscape on a case study of Hua Viang – Hua Fai area Chiang Mai Thailand which is action research following Sustainable development goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities. In Thailand, Chiang Mai as the second biggest city in the country where was rapidly changed townscape into private transportation following First – Ninth National economic and social development plan in 1961-2006. There are many roads to connect and expand the city for economic purpose. The old city was set as the city centre in 1961 and presently has been expanding to sub urban areas. Since road network includes with Chang Phuak, Thaphae, Sridonchai and Wualai roads where connect old city to first cycle superhighway since 1998, Cultural townscape was changed following those developments. Local communities were apart and blocked with commercial & real estate. Nowadays people live in the city without understanding old city settlement. Besides business districts are raised without relations of cultural assets. Cultural townscape needs to be kept and presented to the city with local community as Lifelong learning lesson. Researcher sets area of study with the radiances of city developments which appears on north-eastern area between old city and first cycle of superhighway where the old townscape has never been nourishing. Hua Viang and Hua Fai represent the city before modern development where the city was established with cultural landscape and also local communities. Methodology is to connect cultural townscape with local community, local government, and civil society engagement as Learning ecosystem with 3 methods. They contain Corroborative creating Cultural mapping, learning city sandbox, and Creating learning ecosystem. The output is to create Lifelong learning lesson which creates with 12 cultural townscapes and connects as Hua Viang – Hua Fai learning route which is evolving of local storytellers and supporting by tram service by Greenery-beauty-scent social society.