Socio-hydrological trade-offs arising from triple cropping in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: revisiting environmental impacts and adaptation pathways

• Main Authors: Tran, Dung Duc, Park, Edward, Tran, Thong Anh, Vo, Thang Tat, Le, Phong Thanh
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Polders; Livelihoods
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169829
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Trade-offs between socio-economic growth and environmental protection have remained a critical issue of sustainable development, especially in the Global South. In the floodplains of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD), the development of high-dike polders for intensive rice production has degraded ec...