Cities
Websites/Multiple Documents
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Archive of articles on Nay Pyi Taw back to 2010
Source/publisher:
"Myanmar Times" (English)
Date of entry/update:
2015-09-09
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Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Cities
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English
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Source/publisher:
Wikipedia (Burmese)
Date of entry/update:
2013-12-19
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Websites/Multiple Documents
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Cities
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''“We don’t have to employ more traffic police; the smart machine will do the job!” proclaimed U Ye Myat Thu of the Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) to an audience of three dozen ministers, mayors, and officials from across Myanmar crammed into a small traffic control room in Mandalay. Myanmar’s second-largest municipality has installed remote-control traffic lights, high definition video cameras, road sensors, and loudspeakers at intersections throughout the city, he explained. Software in the control room takes that data and generates dynamic traffic-flow visualizations for a handful of trained officials overseeing the system. he new technology, the Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System (SCATS), uses artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize traffic flows across the city. Learning and improving over time, it can answer questions such as, “To maximize traffic flows, how long should the green light stay on during rush hour?” The system runs daily experiments and makes continual, small adjustments without the need for a human operator. SCATS has already increased traffic flows over one of Mandalay’s main bridges by a reported 50 percent...''
James Owen and Heesu Chung
Source/publisher:
Asia Foundation
Date of publication:
2018-12-05
Date of entry/update:
2019-01-13
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Individual Documents
Category:
Urban development, Cities and City planning, Cities
Language:
English
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Burmese versions:
1.Introduction
2.Crime Prevention
3.Urban Policing
4.Countering Narcotics
5.Crowd Safety
"ဝေးလံခေါင်သီသော ကျေးလက်ဒေသရှိလူများမှ မြို့ပြပတ်ဝန်းကျင်များသို့ ပြောင်းရွှေ့လာပြီး၊ ၎င်းဖြစ်စဉ်ကြောင့် ဖြစ်ပေါ်လာသော အဆိုပါပတ်ဝန်းကျင်တစ်ဝိုက်ရှိ ပြောင်းလဲမှုများကို မြို့ပြဖြစ်ထွန်းလာခြင်း (Urbanization) ဟုခေါ်သည်။ နိုင်ငံရေးပြုပြင်ပြောင်းလဲမှု များနှင့် လျင်မြန်သော မြို့ပြဖြစ်ထွန်းလာခြင်းများသည် မြန်မာနိုင်ငံကို ပမာဏကြီးမားစွာ အသွင်ပြောင်းလဲစေသောကြောင့် နိုင်ငံ၏တိုးတက်လာသော မြို့ပြ လူဦးရေနှင့် ၎င်းတို့၏ လုံခြုံရေးနှင့် လုံခြုံရေးအသိကို အဆင့်မြှင့်ရန်၊ အစိုးရရုံးဌာနများ အချင်းချင်းကြားနှင့် အစိုးရနှင့် လူထုကြားတွင် လက်တွေ့ပူးပေါင်းလုပ်ဆောင်ရန် အခွင့်အရေးသစ်များ ပေါ်ထွက်လာပြီဖြစ်သည်။ ထိုသို့သော ပူးပေါင်းလုပ်ဆောင်မှုများကို အသိပေးရန် ပြုလုပ်ရာတွင် ဤမူဝါဒ စာတမ်းငယ်မှ မြို့ပြလုံခြုံရေးအယူအဆသဘောထားကို ရှင်းပြပေးပြီး မြန်မာနိုင်ငံရှိ မြို့များအတွင်းတွင် မြို့ပြလုံခြုံရေးသည် မည်သို့အဓိပ္ပာယ်သက်ရောက်သည်ကို ဥပမာများဖော်ပြပေးကာ၊ မြို့ပြလုံခြုံရေး ရရှိနိုင်ရန်တာဝန်ရှိသည့် အဓိက အစိုးရဌာနများကို ဖော်ထုတ်ပြထားသည်။ ဤစာတမ်းတွင် မြို့ပြလုံခြုံရေးကို အဆင့်မြှင့်တင်ရာတွင် နိုင်ငံတကာအတွေ့အကြုံများကို စုစည်းတင်ပြထားပြီး မြန်မာအစိုးရတာဝန်ရှိသူများမှ လုပ်ဆောင်နိုင်မည့် မူဝါဒအခွင့်အလမ်းများကိုလည်း ဖော်ပြထားသည်။"
Source/publisher:
Asia Foundation
Date of publication:
2018-06-00
Date of entry/update:
2018-10-03
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Category:
Urban displacement, Cities
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??Myanmar?s cities are growing - in size, complexity and importance. Urbanization, the movement of people from rural to urban areas, is taking place and over a third of Myanmar?s population now live in towns and cities. The experience of other Asian countries and the rest of the world suggests this trend will continue.1 Over the next decades Yangon is expected to grow faster than most other cities in Asia, and the urban population outside Yangon is expected to grow faster still.2
Cities are important hubs of economic and social activity. They can be powerful forces for economic development and centers for human development. But without effective management cities can become plagued with problems of congestion, victims of their own success in attracting people. Lengthy traffic jams, piles of uncollected garbage, expanding slums and flooded streets are all too familiar examples.
The management of cities is a difficult challenge in any country, but especially in Myanmar where decision makers have less access to data and evidence than their international peers. Good decisions require access to good information. That means drawing on a range of data sources.
One source of information, that has historically been ignored, is the direct views and opinions of the people of Myanmar. Under Myanmar?s periods of military rule, this meant the public had ?little or no influence on problem recognition and issue selection by government”.3 The democratic transition, however nascent, has galvanized many in government to seek to understand the needs of the people so that they can better respond to them...??
Source/publisher:
Asia Foundation
Date of publication:
2017-06-27
Date of entry/update:
2018-10-02
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Category:
Cities, Urban displacement
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??Urbanization is the movement of people from rural to urban environments, and the associated changes in
the built environment. As political reform and rapid urbanization drastically reshape Myanmar, new
opportunities are arising for practical collaboration between government agencies, and between the
government and the public, to improve the sense of safety and security of the country?s growing urban
population. In order to inform such collaboration, this policy brief provides an explanation of the concept of
urban safety, provides examples of what urban safety can mean in the context of Myanmar?s cities, and
identifies key government departments with responsibilities for achieving urban safety. The paper also
elaborates on international experiences in improving urban safety and offers a number of policy
opportunities that Myanmar governance actors may act on.
Globally, there is a trend toward urbanization. By 2030, 96 percent of all urbanization will occur in the
developing world. Within Myanmar, Yangon?s rapid and poorly-planned urbanization has drastically changed
the face of the city, while urban centers around the country are having to adjust to growing populations and
demand for services. This shift toward greater concentrations of population is having profound implications
for a wide range of issues that will make cities more or less livable, potentially increasing or diminishing the
sense of wellbeing among urban populations...??
Source/publisher:
Asia Foundation
Date of publication:
2018-06-00
Date of entry/update:
2018-10-02
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Urban displacement, Cities
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"Mandalay has many faces. As the last capital of the Konbaung Dynasty, Mandalay is
considered the origin of the traditional Myanmar culture. A wide variety of handicrafts
remain in practice today and are a focal point of the Buddhist practice. However, Mandalay
cannot be discussed in only the narrow framework of Myanmar culture. Mosques, Hindu
temples, and Chinese temples stood in a row along its streets, demonstrating the complex
history of this city.
However, the study of Mandalay?s diversity remains limited. The urban area of
Mandalay lies around a square castle, and the towns are ordered as a grid. Such an
extremely orderly city attracts attention from researchers, and arguments concentrate on
interpretation of the design, the centricity and the cosmology of the city. In addition, a
viewpoint assuming Mandalay as a model of the traditional capital of continental Southeast
Asia was dominant for a long time.
It is necessary to reconsider Mandalay as a hub in the regional trade network. Henry
Yule, who visited the city during the Konbaung period records prosperous local trade
activity. According to his account, various merchant groups including Chinese and Muslim
possessed commercial quarter. The presence of a variety of religious buildings and communities in contemporary Mandalay is difficult to understand without paying attention
to the commercial characteristics of the city. Recently, the study of the commercial importance of Mandalay has gradually
developed. For example, Thant Myint-U acknowledges the commercial importance of the
urban area. From the viewpoint of economic history, Schendel explains in detail a variety
of commercial activities of the merchant group based in Mandalay. However, still too few
studies address how these various groups were placed in the spatial structure of Mandalay.
This paper collects basic information and creates a rough sketch of the formation of
Mandalay.
I suggest in advance that foreigners assume a considerable part of the city?s functions
occur in the urban area. In the western part of the city, the commercial space stood along the
Shwe ta waterway. However, the military was concentrated in the eastern, northern, and
southern parts of the moat. In military duty, people of various backgrounds provided
services for the needs of the royal authority. However, the openness of the social structure
did not divide dwellers by ethnicity or religion in the city in those days, and personal
relationships with the sovereign were indispensable. Based on such characteristics, we
review Mandalay as an inland port city..."
ISHIKAWA Kazumasa
Source/publisher:
The Journal of Sophia Asian Studies, No. 32, 2014... 上智アジア学 第32 号2014 年 目次 ...Burma Studies in Japan: History, Culture and Religion
Date of publication:
2014-12-27
Date of entry/update:
2015-09-23
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Cities, The Konbaung Dynasty and the Anglo-Burmese Wars [1753-1885], Urban development, Institute of Asian Cultures
Language:
English
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Abstract: "Socio‐economic
situation
means
an
individual?s
or
a
group?s
position
within
a
hierarchical
social
structure.
Socio-economic
status
depends
on
a
combination
of
variables,
including
occupation,
education,
income,
wealth,
and
place
of
residence.
While
sociologists
often
use
socio-economic
status
as
a
means
of
predicting
behavior,
geographers
used
to
focus
on
that
position
with
the
relations
to
or
reference
of
a
place
or
space
or
a
region.
Therefore,
in
this
paper,
the
variables
of
the
social
and
economic
status
of
a
small
village
will
be
examined
at
an
individual
level
with
the
respects
of
location,
physical
phenomena,
human
resource,
land
use
pattern
and
the
environmental
perception
of
the
rural
dwellers
from
Sinlan
Village.
This
village
is
located
about
1km
northwest
of
Pyin
Oo
Lwin
town.
It
lies
at
an
elevation
of
about
1,160
meters
above
sea
level
so
that
it
receives
temperate
climate.
As
consequence,
the
main
economy
and
living
style
of
the
village
is
quite
different
to
that
of
the
others.
Random
sampling
method
was
used
to
define
the
number
of
households
to
be
visited
and
interviewing
and
field
observation
methods
are
also
applied
to
collect
the
necessary
data
by
the
teachers
and
PhD
preliminary
students
from
Geography
Department,
Mandalay
University.
The
field
survey
was
made
in
February,2015.".....Paper delivered at the International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015.
Nyo Nyo, Soe Sandar San
Source/publisher:
International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015
Date of publication:
2015-09-04
Date of entry/update:
2015-09-04
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Mandalay Division, Economy of Shan State, Social studies of Burma, Cities, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Abstract: "This research paper would be conducted to integrate with cultural heritage buildings and
new public buildings within the
whole area of Bagan harmoniously. New public buildings such as
hotels, motels, guest houses, inns, museum and viewing tower are constructed within old Bagan
area, new Bagan area, area of inside city wall and Nyaung Oo area. The authority demarcated laws
an
d regulations, and building control plans within archaeological zone, monumental zone and
preservation zone for constructing of new public buildings and then new public buildings must not
construct within their demarcated areas. In present, new public buildings are influencing within the
area of Bagan according to their site and setting, form and height. Bagan archaeological museum is
influencing not only the environment of Gawdawpalin temple but also the whole Bagan area
according to its massive form. And,
viewing tower is also influencing with the height of building.
Construction of new public buildings such as Bagan archaeological museum and viewing tower which
can be compared in relation to their height and massiveness such as the height and form of Bagan
monuments can lose the essence of Bagan from visual aspects. While taking every respect of old
cultural heritage buildings, it is very important to consider ( i ) not to lose the value of cultural
heritage buildings ( ii ) not to influence with site and
setting ( iii ) not to influence with the form of
building and ( iv ) not to obstruct with the height of building. Therefore, in depth research work
should be conducted for the emergence of new public buildings in Bagan environment.".....Paper delivered at the International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015.
San Nan Shwe
Source/publisher:
International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015
Date of publication:
2015-07-26
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-21
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Cultural Heritage, Society and Culture, Burma/Myanmar - general studies, Anthropological literature on material culture, Cities, Archaeology - Pagan, Archaeology - current, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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Abstract: The
cultural
heritage
buildings
give
a
sense
of
past
and
of
cultural
identity.
Those
buildings
encompassed
the
historical
evidence,
artifacts
and
beliefs.
As
being
a
last
capital
of
Myanmar
Konbaung
Dynasty,
there
were
various
kinds
of
building
which
are
still
left
out
in
Mandalay
City.
Since
the
City
was
founded
in
1857,
the
King
Mindon
intended
to
be
very
spacious
capital
by
laying
down
the
systematic
town
planning.
The
urbanization
is
taken
placed
since
that
time.
Moreover,
the
study
area
was
experienced
by
the
diverse
political
systems
and
is
ruled
by
the
different
governance.
Therefore,
the
buildings
were
constructed
according
to
the
rulers.
In
this
study
the
buildings
are
categorized
into
4
groups:
religious
buildings,
institutional
buildings,
and
residential
buildings,
industrial
and
commercial
buildings.
Although
the
buildings
regarding
religions
and
institutions
are
already
recorded
by
the
Government
Offices
and
Archaeology
Department,
there
is
lack
of
record
on
the
commercial
or
industrial
or
residential
buildings.
Nowadays,
the
urbanization
system
has
been
taken
place
very
quickly
in
the
city.
The
range
of
pressures
facing
urban
heritage
include:
population
gains
propelling
rapid,
uncontrolled
growth
and
socio-economic
transformations
generating
functional
changes
in
the
city.
It
caused
to
renovate
or
reconstruct
the
new
buildings
in
the
places
of
previous
ones,
especially
for
residential,
commercial
and
industrial
buildings.
It
will
affect
to
lose
the
ancient
architectural
style
of
the
buildings
and
their
significance.
Therefore,
the
major
aim
of
this
research
work
is
put
on
to
define,
to
record
and
to
locate
as
the
cultural
heritage
buildings.".....Paper delivered at the International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015.
Khin Khin Moe
Source/publisher:
International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015
Date of publication:
2015-07-26
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-20
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Society and Culture, Burma/Myanmar - general studies, Cities, Cultural Heritage, The Konbaung Dynasty and the Anglo-Burmese Wars [1753-1885], Urban development, Anthropological literature on development and social and cultural change, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Abstract: "This report is about urbanism and historical heritage preservation in Yangon, Myanmar. When we
look at urbanism, we are as well to view from the perspectives of urban development along with
urban planning. The buildings are merely the physical infrastructures for the citizens of Yangon
but also
the cultural landscape and the history of the place. They have been changing throughout
the time along with social and culture values of the local people. To be able to understand fully
about the urban development of a certain area,
attentive investigation on
urban planning
is
mandatory. Thus, decent urban planning is vital for the positive development. This research report
is based on the theories of urbanism, cultural diversity and tangible and intangible cultural heritage
but focus mainly on tangible historic architectural buildings conservation. The case study is in the
city of Yangon, Myanmar and critical analysis is centered on the Yangon Heritage Trust, the local
NGO working on preserving the heritage of the city. The analysis themes are made upon th
e benefit
and wellbeing of the city dwellers."....Paper delivered at the International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015.
Hay Mann Zaw
Source/publisher:
International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015
Date of publication:
2015-07-26
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-20
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Cities, Urban development, Infrastructure (general), Cultural Heritage, Society and Culture, Burma/Myanmar - general studies, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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