Patterns of Forest Settlement in Western Thailand
- 1 October 1988
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australian Geographical Studies
- Vol. 26 (2) , 295-308
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8470.1988.tb00580.x
Abstract
Most studies of land settlement are concerned with planned schemes. This is despite the fact that unplanned settlement has more often been the major process by which agricultural land is settled in many countries. In this local study of spontaneous forest settlement in western Thailand, the recent history of two communities is traced in order to shed light on the process of settlement Common assumptions about frontier communities are examined critically. It is suggested that many aspects of the post‐settlement community, in particular social differentiation, can best be understood in light of the process of settlementKeywords
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