Vulnerability assessment of different socio-economic groups to floods in the rural Mekong Delta of Vietnam
Tuan, Vo Van. Vulnerability assessment of different socio-economic groups to floods in the rural Mekong Delta of Vietnam. University of Bonn, 2015.
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Sub-type Doctoral thesis Author Tuan, Vo Van Title Vulnerability assessment of different socio-economic groups to floods in the rural Mekong Delta of Vietnam Year 2015 University University of Bonn Department Mathematics and Natural Sciences Place of Publication Bonn Publisher United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security Pages 214 Language eng Abstract The overall objectives of this study are, firstly, to identify and analyse the different factors that characterise vulnerability and that explain the losses people experience resulting from slow-onset floods and, secondly, to develop criteria and indicators to assess this vulnerability. The thesis aims to enhance an understanding of the dynamics of vulnerability and response capacities of people facing floods in rural areas in the upper Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD). The research was conducted within the interdisciplinary WISDOM Project (Water-related Information System for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong Delta) and embedded in Work Package 5000 on Water Knowledge and Vulnerability. Emphasis is thus given to how varying socio-economic groups access and use their livelihood resources to build livelihood strategies in the context of floods. It explores the influences shaped by the transforming processes and structures in their flood response. Keyword Vulnerability assessment
Flooding
Mekong Delta
Socio-economic developmentCopyright Holder United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security Copyright Year 2015 Copyright type All rights reserved ISBN 9783944535357 -
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