Community-led learning space towards city conservation on a case study of Muensan community, Chiang Mai Thailand

Abstract

In Many developing countries, Heritage city was developed rapidly to push tourism economy without creating cultural assets into city preservation beforehand. Following sustainable development goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities, city preservation needs to be reconsidered inclusively with community leading. There is not only protecting heritage assets by authorities. but also involving local residents in all stages of planning. Local community needs to take an action to sustain city preservation by defining and maintaining their ways of life on historical and cultural assets as new learning space for the city. In Chiang Mai, Thailand, Old city has not certainly focused on sustainable community, Muensan community is one of Silverware craftsman village in town since 1796. Presently this village has no preservation area and also is promoted for cultural tourism but only business owners have gained profit. By bar, this comment now set up community committee foe working on cultural tourism. Locals who carry on silverware craftsmanship and also cultural services. They need to be empowered and elevate their local wisdom towards learning space. The village needs to sustain their living and local businesses here belongs to their own cultural assets. From case study on Learning space & Community-led revitalization from Hizenhama village, Saga prefecture in Japan, Researcher integrated 6 methods.to create "Community-led learning space" which contains with; Community engagement, Co-design, Spatial & educational design, Implementation, Evaluation and, Ownership. In creating conservation area, local communities are engaged to Stakeholders who keep their own heritage - cultural assets. To drive preservation area in 21st century, it is to encourage learning lesson into preserved area, instead of freezing old building in time. The value of learning space will encourage uses that benefit both local and visitor not just tourism purpose.