Renaud / Kuenzer The Mekong Delta System

Interdisciplinary Analyses of a River Delta
2012
ISBN: 978-94-007-3962-8
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 464 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Springer Environmental Science and Engineering

This book about the Mekong Delta presents a unique collection of state-of-the-art contributions by international experts from different scientific disciplines about the characteristics and pressing water-related challenges of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. The Mekong Delta belongs to one of the areas, which are to expect the largest challenges concerning environmental change and climate change induced sea level rise . The Delta acts as the “rice bowl” of Southeast Asia and is home to over 17 Million people, who need to cope with ecologic as well as socio-economic changes linked to the rapid economic development of the country. Annual floods, severe droughts, salt water intrusion, degrading water quality, tropical cyclones, hydrologic changes due to hydropower projects in the upstream of the Mekong, coastal erosion, and the loss of biodiversity are some of the problems in the region. Heterogeneous resource management responsibilities, and the fact that the Mekong – and thus also the Delta – is influenced by six countries aggravate the situation. Integrated water resources management and fostered cooperation and information exchange are pressing needs for the sustainable development of the Delta.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kuenzer, Claudia

Renaud, Fabrice G.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceAcknowledgementsPart I Deltas under change1.  Introduction2.  Climate and Environmental Change in River Deltas Globally: Expected Impacts, Resilience, and AdaptationPart II Water and development in the Mekong Delta3.  Hydrology and Hydraulic Infrastructure Systems in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam4.  Socio-Economic Development in the Mekong Delta: Between the Prospects for Progress and the Realms of Reality5.  IWRM for the Mekong Basin6.  Water Governance under Renovation? Concepts and Practices of IWRM in the Mekong Delta, VietnamPart III Water resources and related risks7.  Groundwater Resources in the Mekong Delta: Availability, Utilization and Risks8.  Flood hydraulics and suspended sediment transport in the Plain of Reeds, Mekong Delta9.  Monsoon variability and the Mekong flood regime10. Vulnerability, coping and adaptation to water related hazards in the Vietnamese Mekong DeltaPart IV Water and environment11. Biodiversity of the Mekong Delta12. Mangrove ecosystems in the Mekong Delta - Overcoming uncertainties in inventory mapping using satellite remote sensing data13. Agriculture and water quality in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta14. Aquaculture and agricultural production in the Mekong Delta and its effects on nutrient pollution of soil and waterPart V Water knowledge and information15. Managing Knowledge for the Development of the Mekong Delta16. A Water-Related Web-based Information System for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong Delta17. The water-development nexus: importance of knowledge, information and cooperation in the Mekong DeltaIndex