Green Design for Pave Way Connection: A Case Study of Chiang Khong Community, Chiang Rai Province

Abstract

The objectives of this study divided into 2 issues: the connection of routes and the design of Pave way to create Green Network. The questionnaire was used for acquiring the data from two groups of the samples who were both residents and non-residents in the community, and then the obtained data was processed. It was found that both groups of samples preferred the same representative images, and the mean score of each of all images was averagely ranged between 3.21- 4.00. According to the preset criteria, this means that preferences of most questionnaire respondents toward the selected representative image at the highest level. To summarize, it was the connection of Paveway with short network, divided into parts particularly in some area all along the route without obstacles to the routes. In terms of design, it can be divided into 2 issues due to frequency and volume of traffic as follows. 1) the design for the zone with road users all day, the Paveway was designed by using perennial plants, native plants, and landscape components for additional decoration. The surface was paved with rough pavement materials with decorative patterns added with a corridor for the visually impaired, and paving materials for reducing the speed of cars, motorcycles, and bicycles. 2) The design for the zone with low volume of traffic or some users in some periods of the day, the Paveway was designed by using trees, native plants and vegetables, and landscape elements were added, and compacted soil pavement materials to enhance naturality.