The main idea is to look at nature not just a resource but a natural capital that needs to be maintained as much as physical or human capital. In the context of Ayutthaya, we need to look at the abundance of water not a threat but All agricultural area is the main key to the effective water management for Ayutthaya and Chao Phraya river basin. Through extending the potential of flood plain characteristic and the existing irrigation system (which covers 70% of area), the elements are transformed.
Moving from separation between industry and agriculture, between human and nature, between fluid and solid territories, towards the new development on the same level field where agriculture and industry assist one another, driven by water-related activities 1,255,629 rai of agricultural land or 78% of Ayutthaya total area are transformed to agricultural++ land to perform not only rice production but also fulfill and enhance every dimension of the city and prepare it for the future challenge.
