Typology and Life Style Analysis of the Raft House (Ruan Pae) in Riverine Settlements in Thailand

Denpaiboon, Chaweewan; Tohiguchi, Mamoru; Matsuda, Hiroyuki; Hashimoto, Seiyu

doi:10.3130/aija.65.173_1

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“…Owing to the temporary nature of the raft house, it can easily be destroyed. Since 1945, raft house clusters in Bangkok have disappeared (Denpaiboon, Tohiguchi, Matsuda, & Hashimoto, 2000). Only four authentic raft house clusters have been accepted as traditional settlements under threat.…”

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A Traditional Community in the Chao Phraya River Basin: Classification and Characteristics of a Waterfront Community Complex

Yodsurang

Miki

Uekita

2015

ACH

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Traditional waterfront communities are extremely significant in understanding the role and influence of the daily lives of an indigenous amphibious culture and are considered to be a counterpart of the contemporary community that would have existed in the past. This study gives a systematic overview of the traditional waterfront community complex in the Chao Phraya River Basin to identify the phenomenology and salient features characterizing the waterfront community through the analysis of the following: 1) features of geography and waterbodies; 2) cultural landscapes and agricultural activities; 3) urban components; and 4) architectural features. A total of 138 traditional waterfront communities were selected using the purposive sampling method.Quantitative data collection was conducted using field investigation to collect and evaluate the validity of properties in actual conditions. The data were analyzed using a statistical analysis program to examine the similarity and correlation of the data set. To identify characteristics, hierarchical clustering and decision-tree analysis were used to group similar communities together and classify the complexity of a traditional waterfront community. Principal component analysis was then used to detect the true association between the relevant variables. In addition, qualitative assessment of secondary document collection, legislation, previous and present public policies, research, and criticisms were used to support the argument for statistical analysis.The results provided seven clusters based on common preferences consisting of a market town, paddy village, raft community, waterfront market, comprehensive estuarine agricultural village, orchard village, and fishing village. These clusters show diversity in the cultural landscape, with agricultural activities exerting influence on the community complex, creating both direct and indirect association, with several significant variables.

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A Traditional Community in the Chao Phraya River Basin: Classification and Characteristics of a Waterfront Community Complex

Yodsurang

Miki

Uekita

2015

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“…While in Canada, floating settlement is a result of modern technological experiments by residential developers. In the early 1980s floating home technology experienced a very important development when International Marine Floatation Systems Inc., developed a new technology build on water by using Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), which is a composite material that can float on water, which can shorten the development process and can be applied to relatively shallow waters [9]. One example of floating settlements in Canada is the 'Canoe Pass Village'.…”

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Floating houses “lanting” in Sintang: Assessment on sustainable building materials

Susanto¹,

Lubis

2018

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Abstract. One important element in the concept of sustainable building is the use of materials. The higher the use of sustainable material in building, the more sustained the building. Lanting is one type of floating construction, usually made from wood, that can be found in settlement along the river, such as in the city of Sintang, West Kalimantan. Lanting is still survive today because it is still used by community whose lives are tied to the river, and also because of its flexible nature that is able to function as a 'water building' as well as 'land building', and it is also movable, in addition for land limitation in some places. However, the existence of lanting settlements in the city of Sintang faces insistence because it is considered slum, polluting the environment, the scarcity of wooden materials, disturbing the beauty of the city, and threatened by the concretized river banks by local government. This paper discussed the sustainability of waterfront buildings in the city of Sintang in terms of material uses, through the assessment of 'green-features' of the main materials used. Assessment results show that wood is the most green building material and lanting is considered at the highest sustainability level for its use of wooden materials.

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“…Waste from palm oil plantations and from illegal mining has polluted the river and drastically reduced freshwater fish populations (Author's interviews, 2019). A study on raft houses in Thailand also concluded that the conditions of the inhabitants in the raft houses are insecure for today's living, and the existence of the raft house communities depends on the coexistence of the environments of water and mankind (Denpaiboon et al, 2002). Pye et al (2017) examined the relationship between land grabbing for plantations and rivers, proving that they not only take control of large tracts of agricultural land and forests, but also impair the social reproductive functions of rivers (fishing, drinking water, and washing).…”

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Understanding Riverine Urbanism in Kalimantan through Diachronic Approach: Case Study of Lanting Settlements in Sintang, Indonesia

2021

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Famous for its large rivers, Kalimantan is one of the islands in Indonesia that is characterized by a river-cultured society, where lanting or floating dwelling is one of various types of river settlements that represents a unique but also complex relationship between man and river. Despite their existence being in line with the historical development of river cities in Kalimantan, today’s urban lantings have come to be stigmatized as slums, due to society’s biased perspectives, and the dominance of the planning paradigm that is oriented towards “modern” land-based urban planning. Using the qualitative historical analysis method in the case study of lanting dwellings in Sintang, West Kalimantan, this study interprets the analytical dimensions of the complex relations between space, power and resources, which changes over time. Exploring the political-economic and ecological history shows the long journey of lanting’s existence that gave understanding of today’s lanting conditions, as well as understanding about the development of the cities themselves. This study concludes that the concept of river cities or waterfront cities in Kalimantan should be understood in a broader sense, beyond merely aesthetic and environmental considerations. Riverine settlement has deep historical roots in many Kalimantan cities and also represents complex relationships between city-hinterland and river-related urbanization process under the political-economic and ecological changes. Thus, consideration of the diachronic aspects of city-river relations should be an important basis for planning future Kalimantan cities.

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Typology and Life Style Analysis of the Raft House (Ruan Pae) in Riverine Settlements in Thailand

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A Traditional Community in the Chao Phraya River Basin: Classification and Characteristics of a Waterfront Community Complex

A Traditional Community in the Chao Phraya River Basin: Classification and Characteristics of a Waterfront Community Complex

Floating houses “lanting” in Sintang: Assessment on sustainable building materials

Understanding Riverine Urbanism in Kalimantan through Diachronic Approach: Case Study of Lanting Settlements in Sintang, Indonesia

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