Living with Environmental Change: Social Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience in Vietnam (Global Environmental Change (Hardcover))

Vietnam and the neighbouring countries of Southeast Asia face diverse challenges created by the rapid evolution of their social, economic and environmental systems and resources. Taking a multidisciplinary perspective, this book provides a comprehensive assessment of the Vietnamese situation, identifying the factors shaping social vulnerability and resilience to environmental change and considering prospects for sustainable development. Pt. 1. Vietnam And Environmental Change. 1. Environment, Society And Precipitous Change / W. Neil Adger, P. Mick Kelly And Nguyen Huu Ninh. 2. Social Vulnerability And Resilience / W. Neil Adger And P. Mick Kelly. 3. Managing Environmental Change In Vietnam / P. Mick Kelly, Tran Viet Lien And Hoang Minh Hien / [et Al.]. 4. Historical Perspectives On Environment And Development / Cecilia Luttrell -- Pt. 2. The Natural Resource Base. 5. Property Rights, Institutions And Resource Management: Coastal Resources Under Doi Moi / W. Neil Adger, P. Mick Kelly And Nguyen Huu Ninh / [et Al.]. 6. Forest Land Allocation And Deforestation Processes In The Uplands / Davide Pettenella. 7. Sustainable Agriculture In The Northern Uplands: Attitudes, Constraints And Priorities Of Ethnic Minorities / Andreas Neef. 8. Environmental Change, Ecosystem Degradation And The Value Of Wetland Rehabilitation In The Mekong Delta / Duong Van Ni, Roger Safford And Edward Maltby. 9. Mangrove Conservation And Restoration For Enhanced Resilience / Nguyen Hoang Tri, Phan Nguyen Hong And W. Neil Adger / [et Al.]. 10. Responding To El Nino And La Nina: Averting Tropical Cyclone Impacts / P. Mick Kelly, Hoang Minh Hien And Tran Viet Lien -- Pt. 3. Development Pathways. 11. Trade, Investment And Industrial Pollution: Lessons From Southeast Asia / Rhys Jenkins. 12. Sustainable Urbanisation And Environmental Issues In Vietnam / David Drakakis-smith And Andrea Kilgour. 13. Politics, Ecology And Water: The Mekong Delta And Development Of The Lower Mekong Basin / Chris Sneddon And Nguyen Thanh Binh. 14. Prospects For Sustainable Development / We. Neil Adger, P. Mick Kelly And Nguyen Huu Ninh. Edited By W. Neil Adger, P. Mick Kelly And Nguyen Huu Ninh. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [271]-303) And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Figures......Page 10 Tables......Page 12 Boxes......Page 14 Contributors......Page 15 Preface......Page 20 Part 1 Vietnam and environmental change......Page 24 1 Environment, society and precipitous change......Page 26 2 Social vulnerability and resilience......Page 42 3 Managing environmental change in Vietnam......Page 58 4 Historical perspectives on environment and development......Page 82 Part 2 The natural resource base......Page 100 5 Property rights, institutions and resource management: coastal resources under doi moi......Page 102 6 Forest land allocation and deforestation processes in the uplands......Page 116 7 Sustainable agriculture in the northern uplands: attitudes, constraints and priorities of ethnic minorities......Page 132 8 Environmental change, ecosystem degradation and the value of wetland rehabilitation in the Mekong Delta......Page 145 9 Mangrove conservation and restoration for enhanced resilience......Page 159 10 Responding to El Niño and La Niña: averting tropical cyclone impacts......Page 177 Part 3 Development pathways......Page 206 11 Trade, investment and industrial pollution: lessons from Southeast Asia......Page 208 12 Sustainable urbanisation and environmental issues in Vietnam......Page 236 13 Politics, ecology and water: the Mekong Delta and development of the Lower Mekong Basin......Page 257 14 Prospects for sustainable development......Page 286 References......Page 294 Index......Page 327