Landscape architecture has played an important role in urban development worldwide for many years. It is now becoming an even greater necessity in the burgeoning cities in southeast Asia, where globalization and free trade are stimulating rapid urbanization. In the past two decades, many infrastructure "mega projects" initiated by multi-disciplinary organizations have bloomed in Bangkok and other big cities in Thailand. These projects have created ribbon development along transportation corridors, divided the urban fabric into pieces, developed on flood plains and wetlands, and been largely responsible for the unbalanced ecology of the region. Because many of these organizations are created for a single purpose, land utilization decisions are made without regard for neighbors, other involved organizations, or essential needs.
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