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 Volume 12, Issue 1 (January 2025), Pages: 226-241

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 Original Research Paper

The role of urban food street stakeholders in sustainable tourism: Case study of Bangkok, Thailand

 Author(s): 

 Phusit Phukamchanoad *

 Affiliation(s):

 Department of Social and Cultural Development Management, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0705-221X

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2025.01.022

 Abstract

This study aims to examine the role of stakeholders in managing urban food streets, develop an ecosystem framework for food street management, and explore stakeholder involvement in food street operations in Bangkok. Data were collected from three well-known food streets in Bangkok—Ratchawat Road, Khaosan Road, and Yaowarat Road—through interviews with 30 key informants and a questionnaire survey of 400 respondents. The findings indicate that public participation in food street management was moderate, with customers, tourists, and the general public being the most influential stakeholders. Supporting street food vendors and small entrepreneurs plays a social role by aiding low-income urban populations and contributing to the city's social and economic dynamics. The study proposed the 'Food on Street' ecosystem, which emphasizes the collaboration of various stakeholders, including community leaders, entrepreneurs, hawkers, local merchants, government officials, tourists, customers, and local residents. Additionally, vendors have begun adopting mixed trading methods such as online, on-site, and on-demand services. Transforming food streets into organized Food Truck markets enhances tourism and strengthens local economic systems, contributing to sustainable community development and well-being.

 © 2025 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Urban food streets, Stakeholder involvement, Food street ecosystem, Street food management, Sustainable community development

 Article history

 Received 4 September 2024, Received in revised form 11 December 2024, Accepted 10 January 2025

 Acknowledgment

This Research is sponsored by Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University (SSRU) and the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT).

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical considerations

This study was conducted in accordance with ethical research guidelines and was approved by the Research Committee of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University Institutional Review Board (COE.2-026/2021). Informed consent was obtained from all participants before their involvement in the study, and their anonymity and confidentiality were strictly maintained. Data collection adhered to ethical principles, ensuring voluntary participation and the right to withdraw at any time.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Phukamchanoad P (2025). The role of urban food street stakeholders in sustainable tourism: Case study of Bangkok, Thailand. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 12(1): 226-241

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