Environmental Change and Agricultural Sustainability in the Mekong Delta

by Stewart, Mart A.; Coclanis, Peter A.

• ISBN13: 9789400709331
• ISBN10: 9400709331
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-20
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Environmental Change and Agricultural Sustainability in the Mekong Delta will be made up of chapters developed out of selected papers prepared for a conference, #xE2;#xAC;SEnvironmental Change, Agricultural Sustainability, and Economic Development in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam,#xE2;#xAC; which was held at Can Tho University in the heart of the Delta between March 25-27, 2010.#xC2;#xA0; The papers presented expressed a full range of perspectives on the problems of environmental change and adaptation in the Mekong Delta, and offer specific analytical approaches and technical information germane to this theme. The volume will be of interest to scholars, scientists, and students in environmental studies, SE Asia studies, agricultural history development studies, and the history of Vietnam.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Environmental Change in the Mekong Delta - Actions and Agencies
Think Global, Act Global in the Mekong Delta? Environmental Change, Civil Society, and NGOs	p. 7
Fixing the Delta: History and the Politics of Hydraulic Infrastructure Development and Conservation in the Mekong Delta	p. 35
Outline of the Process of Red River Hydraulics Development During the Nguy?n Dynasty (Nineteenth Century)	p. 45
"A Kind of Mylai...Against the Indochinese Countryside": American Scientists, Herbicides, and South Vietnamese Mangrove Forests	p. 69
The Politics and Culture of Climate Change: US Actors and Global Implications	p. 83
Social and Economic Dynamics
Precarious Paddies: The Uncertain, Unstable, and Insecure Lives of Rice Farmers in the Mekong Delta	p. 103
Analysis of Labour Migration Flows in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam	p. 115
Dynamic Resilience of Peri-Urban Agriculturalists in the Mekong Delta Under Pressures of Socio-Economic Transformation and Climate Change	p. 141
Efflciency"Analysis of Selected Farming Patterns: The Case of Irrigated Systems in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam	p. 165
Living with Floods; An Evaluation of the Resettlement Program of the Mekong Delta of Vietnam	p. 181
Consequences of Environmental Change
Climate Change in the Mekong River Delta and Key Concerns on Future Climate Threats	p. 207
Climate Change Adaptation and Agrichemicals in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam	p. 219
Role of Villagers in Building Community Resilience Through Disaster Risk Management: A Case Study of a Flood-Prone Village on the Banks of the Mekong River in Cambodia
Human Responses to Environmental Change
Community-Based Fish Culture: A Viable Coping Strategy for Farmers in the Mekong Delta?	p. 259
From Rice to Shrimp: Ecological Change and Human Adaptation in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam	p. 271
Relationship Quality in Fish Value Chains: Buyer-Supplier Management in the Pangasius Industry, Vietnam	p. 287
The Relationship Between Natural Conditions and the Formation and Development of Clam Grounds (Meretrix lyrata) in the Mekong Delta	p. 303
Compost Potential from Solid Waste: Toward Sustainable Agriculture and Mitigation of Global Warming in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam	p. 335
Biogas Production of Pig Manure with Water Hyacinth Juice from Batch Anaerobic Digestion	p. 355
Community-Scale Wind-Powered Desalination for Selected Coastal Mekong Provinces in Vietnam	p. 371
Promotion of Organic Cocoa in Mixed Farming System in the Mekong Delta Region: A Preliminary Analysis	p. 399
The Transition from Conventional to Organic Rice Production in Northeastern Thailand: Prospect and Challenges	p. 411
The Impact of Weather Variability on Rice and Aquaculture Production in the Mekong Delta	p. 437
Index	p. 453
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