The Urban Image Conservation and Development of Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Old Town Community in Thailand

Nakhon Si Thammarat Old Town Community dated a thousand years old from four eras of settlement development. The community is located on an ancient beach ridge that stands until the present day. It also has an image of a community that is unique to any city. Today the community is rapidly expanding, so the importance of the old town’s various elements has been diminished. The research objectives are to analyze Nakhon Si Thammarat Old Town Community’s image and landscape and provide suggestions to preserve and develop the community’s image. The methodology is theoretical concepts of the image of the city, urban landscape, historic urban landscape, and urban conservation, including field surveys to identify problems and the community’s awareness. Visual assessments and mapping were also undertaken. Based on the study, the urban conceptual framework emphasizes the five elements of physical perception, whereas the cultural landscape concept focuses on the physical perception of the community’s core components and sub-elements that express specificity of the district, including traditional custom, which is intangible culture and a landscape element as well. The analysis of urban image reveals that Nakhon Si Thammarat Old Town Community consists of the path in the area with Ratchadamnoen Road, Karom Road and Pattanakarn Khukwang Road as the main routes, the edge of the community divided by natural boundaries, which are various rivers and by man-made boundaries, which are canals and the old city’s embankments, and the unique district, such as Tha Wang Community, Khaek Market Community, and Nakhon Si Thammarat Old Town. The node or activity center is, for example, business activities in Tha Wang Community, Khaek Market Community and Hua It Market Community, and the tourism activities in the old community area around Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan Temple. The prominent landmark from the past to the present is Phra Borommathat Stupda. In addition, the unique physical elements in the old town are groups of large trees. Suggestions on conservation and development are to create awareness of secondary routes to reduce congestion of the main roads and connect to other attractions; to develop the old town’s border from four eras for clearer perception; to promote the main activities within each district; and to have measures to control the height, billboards, old buildings’ styles, and new buildings representing each district’s uniqueness that will not obscure the perception of the community’s landmarks.

Taman Ujung Soekasada: Analysis of Physical Attributes and Urban Heritage Management

The revitalization and preservation of Taman Ujung Soekasada cultural heritage area make this building used as a heritage tourism destination in Karangasem. The purpose of this research is to analyze the uniqueness of Taman Ujung Soekasada cultural heritage as heritage tourism and to find out people's perceptions about the development of the area into a tourist destination in Amlapura City. This study uses a mixed-method that combines two analyzes, namely quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative analysis was obtained through a perceptual survey of one hundred respondents to find out their opinion on the management of Ujung Soekasada Park as a heritage tourism area. Qualitative analysis was carried out by identifying spatial conditions, spatial planning, and building patterns in Ujung Soekasada Park, Amlapura. The physical elements contained in the traditional architecture of Taman Ujung Soekasada have a high value if it can be managed properly to become a tourist destination, especially to provide added value to community economic activities such as increasing micro-businesses, selling local community handicrafts, staging cultural arts and activities. other. Based on the results of the analysis, it is obtained the identification of the perceptions of the visitor community and tourism actors that they strongly agree to use Ujung Soekasada Park as a cultural tourism area by displaying the potential of traditional works of buildings, with a percentage of 86.57% hope that it can encourage tourists to come to Amlapura City, so that it can encourage progress of community economic activities around the tourist center.

THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL ELEMENT SETTINGS ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE URBAN TOURISM VILLAGE STUDY OBJECT: KAMPUNG LAWAS MASPATI AND KAMPUNG PELANGI KENJERAN

- Indonesia has a variety of urban tourism village scattered in various regions. The tourism village has various themes according to the character of the are and the residents of the village. Such as Batik Village, Ceramic Village, Rainbow Village, etc. The presence of the concept of an urban tourism village doesn not only occur in Indonesia, but also occurs in various other countries such as Gamcheon Culture Village in Korea, Chefchaouen in Marocco, Marsaxlokk Village in Malta, etc. With the presence of the concept of tourism village, it provides novelty for both humans (tourist and villagers) as the users of space accompanied by their activities. Based on these problems the authors are interested in conducting this research. This research will discuss about what is meant by a tourist village, how tourism activities occur in the two study objects and how architecture as a physical element plays a role in the activities in it. The purpose of this study is to describe how far a village called a tourist village is feasible as a tourist place by introducing the tourism criteria, what are the criteria for a village to be called a tourist village. This research is a descriptive qualitative research, using Kampung Lawas Maspati and Kampung Pelangi Kenjeran as objects of study to be compared based on the tourism criteria itself, to further examine how the physical (architectural) element settings play a role in accommodating tourism activities in the village itself. So that how far the two objects of study meet the existing tourist criteria so that they are feasible as tourist attractions. With this research, it is hoped that it can provide an understanding of what is meant by a tourist village and the importance of the role of architecture in realizing the tourism village it deserves. The results of the research show that the physical elements in Kampung Lawas Maspati meet the three criteria that a tourism village needs to have and there are tourism activities organized by local village managers, while Kampung Pelangi Kenjeran has not fulfilled existing tourism criteria, the availability of physical elements in Kampung Pelangi Kenjeran is very minimal. This proves that the term "tourism" in Pelangi Kenjeran village is still not appropriate as it should be. Key Words: setting, physical elements, activity, urban tourim village

Sustainable Circular Micro Index for Evaluating Virtual Substitution Using Machine Learning with the Path Planning Problem as a Case Study

Due to the problems resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, semiconductor supply shortages impacting the technology industry, micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises have been affected because the profitability of their business models depends on market stability. Therefore, it is essential to propose alternatives to mitigate the various consequences, such as the high costs. One attractive alternative is to replace the physical elements using resource-limited devices powered by machine learning. Novel features can improve the embedded devices’ (such as old smartphones) ability to perceive an environment and be incorporated in a circular model. However, it is essential to measure the impact of substituting the physical elements employing an approach of a sustainable circular economy. For this reason, this paper proposes a sustainable circular index to measure the impact of the substitution of a physical element by virtualization. The index is composed of five dimensions: economic, social, environmental, circular, and performance. In order to describe this index, a case study was employed to measure the path-planning generator for micro aerial vehicles developed using virtual simulation using machine-learning methods. The proposed index allows considering virtualization to extend the life cycle of devices with limited resources based on suggested criteria. Thus, a smartphone and the Jetson nano board were analyzed as replacements of specialized sensors in controlled environments.

Introductory Review of Energy Efficiency in Buildings Retrofits

Energy-efficient building retrofits must be approached from three perspectives: law regulation approach, financial incentives approach, and practice approach. The concepts of zero energy building and life cycle energy building are presented as the basis for energy retrofits. Multi-criteria boards to assess the decision-making process are reviewed, analysed, and categorised under an architectonic perspective. Some examples are presented, with different packages of measures, from deep to non-invasive energy retrofits. Passive and active energy generation systems, together with control and management strategies, are the physical elements identified with the potential to improve buildings’ energy efficiency. From a practice approach, this literature review identifies the concept of performance-based architectural design to optimise the planning and design of buildings’ energy retrofits. In addition, tools such as Building Information Modelling are described as part of optimisation processes, as they enable designers to rapidly analyse and simulate a building’s performance at the design stage.

A Multidisciplinary, Family-Oriented Approach to Caring for Parents After Miscarriage: The Integrated Behavioral Health Model of Care

Miscarriage is increasingly gaining recognition, both in scientific literature and media outlets, as a loss that has significant and lasting effects on parents, though often disenfranchised and overlooked by both personal support networks and healthcare providers. For both men and women, miscarriage can usher in intense grief, despair, and difficulty coping, and for women in particular, there is evidence of increased prevalence of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress. Additionally, miscarriage can contribute to decreased relationship satisfaction and increased risk of separation, all while stigma and disenfranchisement create a sense of isolation. Despite this increased need for support, research indicates that many parents experience their healthcare providers as dismissive of the significance of the loss and as primarily focusing only on the physical elements of care. Research exploring the barriers to providers engaging in more biopsychosocial-oriented care has identified time constraints, lack of resources, lack of training in addressing loss, and compassion fatigue as key areas for intervention. This paper will review the biopsychosocial elements of miscarriage and discuss a multidisciplinary, family-oriented approach that can be implemented in healthcare settings to ensure a high quality and holistic level of care for individuals, couples, and families experiencing pregnancy loss.

Visual Harmony of Engineering Structures in a Mountain Stream

This study uses the cognitive factor of “visual harmony” to assess the visual quality of stream engineering in a mountainous region. Images of engineering structures such as revetments and submerged dams in the mountain streams of Taiwan were collected. Three image groups with different structures invaded by vegetation were used for a questionnaire survey, which yielded 154 valid samples. We used statistical analysis to develop a model of visual harmony H with respect to the percentage of visible greenery GR, that is, the perceived curve of vegetation change. A comparison of our data with the literature determined the upper and lower bound curves of the relationship between H and GR. We found that the physical elements of “softscape” and “hardscape”—namely, percentage of visible water WR, visible structure IR, and visible natural material on the structure NR—affected this relationship. Results show that H is equivalent to visual preference P, and both can be improved by better green visibility (increasing GR and GR < 50%), avoiding low water visibility (WR < 10%), or increasing the amount of visible natural material (NR > 0.9). High visibility of the structures (IR > 0.3) may decrease H and P. We ultimately propose a visual harmony or preference model concerning a combined physical indicator that comprises GR, WR, IR and NR. Results of this study could be helpful to improve or access the aesthetics of stream engineering design.

COFFEE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY BASED ON LOCAL CULTURE AS AN EFFORT TO INCREASE INCOME DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC IN ACEH CENTRAL REGENCY

There are so many potential of Gayo highlands tourism, Central Aceh Regency, both natural tourism and cultural tourism. Based on initial observations from data from the Department of Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sports of Central Aceh Regency in 2018 with a total of 38 natural and artificial tourist objects, besides that the Gayo community has customs, culture and traditions that can become one of the cultural tourism destinations, as well as the potential for coffee plantations. For this reason, a more systematic study of tourism development management is needed by combining elements of existing physical and non-physical potential in order to increase the level of community income through the potential arising from tourism activities. The purpose of this study is to further examine the strategy of developing coffee tourism, both in the form of physical elements and non-physical elements through existing local wisdom as an effort to increase income, especially during the Covid19 Pandemic Period in Central Aceh Regency. The research method is descriptive qualitative with a sample of 40 respondents from coffee entrepreneurs and coffee shops in several tourist attraction areas. The results showed that Central Aceh Regency has great potential for the development of a coffee tourism model based on local culture in order to increase people's income, especially people who are directly involved in tourism management and coffee farmers.