Land‐use dynamics in the Mekong delta: From national policy to livelihood sustainability

Land‐use dynamics in the Mekong delta: From national policy to livelihood sustainability

The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) is one of the most examined deltas in the world given its dynamics, complexity, and vulnerability. In the past decades, the VMD has changed rapidly, especially the land use in relation with the socioeconomic development. National policy has profoundly influenced the...

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Published in:Sustainable development (Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 448 - 467
Main Authors: Nguyen, Quan H., Tran, Dung D., Dang, Khoi K., Korbee, Dorien, Pham, Luan D. M. H., Vu, Lan T., Luu, Tang T., Ho, Loc H., Nguyen, Phat T., T. Ngo, Trang T., Nguyen, Dung T. K., Wyatt, Andrew, Aalst, Maaike, Tran, Thong A., Sea, William B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01-05-2020
Wiley Periodicals Inc
Subjects:
agriculture development
Deltas
Development policy
land law
Land use
land‐use change
Livelihood
Resilience
Socioeconomic development
Socioeconomic factors
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Sustainable livelihood
Vietnamese Mekong Delta
Vulnerability
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Summary:The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) is one of the most examined deltas in the world given its dynamics, complexity, and vulnerability. In the past decades, the VMD has changed rapidly, especially the land use in relation with the socioeconomic development. National policy has profoundly influenced these changes and the changes have significantly affected local livelihoods. However, these changes are not well reported systematically. In this study, we investigate land‐use changes based on institutional analyses across multiple scales, that is, from national, provincial, to local livelihood based on institutional and sustainability analysis. The results show a strong relationship between legal settings over the last 30 years on land use and livelihood transitions. In addition, the constraints of implementing national legal frameworks at provincial level in practice were identified including effects to local livelihoods. We offer some recommendations for sustainable livelihoods in the VMD, with a focus on increasing socioecological resilience.
ISSN:0968-0802
1099-1719
DOI:10.1002/sd.2036