02631nas a2200253 a 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000230007324501430009626000670023930000190030649000270032550001860035250200570053852013650059565000400196065100380200070000410203870000440207970000470212371000830217081000590225385600650231220260817172230.0130116s2011    th    m rtt   000 a1eng d  a.b121138400 aAnousone Manissouk10aCarrying capacity of an urban conservation area in terms of transportation:ba case study of Luang Prabang World Heritage City, in Lao PDR  aPathum Thani, Thailand :bAsian Institute of Technology,c2011  a113 p. :bill.1 aThesis ;vno. UE-11-08  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Urban Envirortmental Management, School of Environment Resources and Development  aThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2011  aThis research aims to analyze the transportation carrying capacity of the conservation area of Luang Prabang city (Lao PDR). Being a World Heritage City recognized by the UNESCO, it attracts many tourists, and also local people who depend on tourism industry, to come into the city eve1y day. The increasing number of people, goods and vehicles coming into the city can exceed the transport carrying capacity of the conservation area unless they are effectively managed. If the current tourism development trend in general and transportation trend in particular are not well understood there may be some detrimental effects on the fragile monuments and unpolluted environment. Therefore, the main intention of this study is to examine the physical carrying capacity of the conservation area for the movement of vehicles. The study finds that both preservation zone and protection zone of Luang Prabang conservation area can cope with the current flow of motorized vehicles. However, parking facilities there in may not be adequate for dealing with the situation in near future if tourism arrival and tourism service provisions expand rapidly. Therefore, the study suggests that the city should provide parking lots only for the residents and tourism services located within the conservation area, and allow only lighter and cleaner modes to transport tourists. 0aTransportationzLaoszLuang Prabang 0aLuang Prabang World Heritage City1 aPerera, L.A.S. Ranjith,eChairperson1 aSajor, Edsel E.,eExamination Committee0 aKunnawee Kanitpong,eExamination committee2 aAsian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP),eScholarship donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. UE-11-08  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B11425