Micro homes able to upgrade slums and delay Bangkok’s gentrification plans
Charity project aims to rebuild dilapidated homes, which could halt redevelopment of the Klong Toey slum
23 May 2021 - 07:10
Bangkok — Flimsy shacks of tin and ply have given way to sleek, painted newbuilds — small, clean and leak-free — in Bangkok’s biggest slum, creating model homes and a blueprint for city development.
That is if community leader Surawat Krabsomboon and other residents can defeat plans to bulldoze much of Klong Toey slum and make way for the sort of gentrification transforming the Thai capital...
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