elef Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 'Atlas of Thailand' maps the future Published on Apr 12, 2004 The "Atlas of Thailand" is finally ready for release. This first-of-its-kind publication - which has been five years in the making - will benefit students, planners, administrators, and local and international entrepreneurs. The "Atlas of Thailand" is the result of research on sustainable development by researchers from Thailand and France, which first began in 1985. Derived from comprehensive work by a large team of Thai and French experts, mainly over the past five years, the book illustrates Thailand's most recent spatial structures and trends, and presents the country's social and economic development in a territorial context. The atlas deals with a broad range of topics, including regional migration, changes in boundaries and frontiers, energy infrastructure and networks, investment promotion and incentives, and agricultural households and products. Information is presented using easy-to-understand illustrations and maps. There are also commentaries by experts. Doryane Kermel-Torres, the director of the authors' team said producing the book was a "painstaking scholarly work". Twelve writers worked on the atlas, said Kermel-Torres, a geographer at the French Institute of Research for Development (IRD). The team consisted of geographers from prestigious universities and research institutes in Thailand and France, said Kermel-Torres, adding that most of the funding came from the IRD. "This is a valuable tool for anyone eager to understand recent changes in Thailand in most, if not all, aspects," she said. The atlas also covers Thailand's international and regional relations. Printed in English, the atlas, with more than 209 pages, has 80 colour illustrations. The retail price is set at Bt1,500. Silkworm Books, the publisher and distributor of the "Atlas of Thailand", said the book would soon be available at major bookstores. Before it is officially launched, interested people can refer to the publisher's website at www.silkwormbooks.info. "I hope that the 'Atlas of Thailand' will encourage the others to continue . . . because this book is a beginning and not a conclusion [as change is constant]," Kermel-Torres said. Arthit Khwankhom The Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 very interesting - i have waited for a very long time for somthing like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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