Urban Productivity and Secondary-City Development

Policy Focus

• Raise Bangkok's productivity while reducing congestion, infrastructure pressure, and climate vulnerability
• Develop specialised and connected secondary cities that complement rather than duplicate Bangkok's economic role
• Coordinate transport, land use, resilient infrastructure, public services, and urban investment finance
• Strengthen multi-level governance, project prioritisation, and measurable place-based policy evaluation

Country

Thailand

Policy Evidence and References

• World Bank: Thailand Cities of the Future - Urban Foundations for a High-Income Economy
• Prachatai: World Bank report on Bangkok and Thailand's secondary cities