Home > Fruitful change: rural-urban transformation in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Author(s):
Hoang Xuan Thanh, Dinh Thi Thu Phuong, Dang Thi Thanh Hoa, Le Dinh Lap
Publisher:
International Institute for Environment and Development
Pages:
4
Year:
2015
Focus country:
Vietnam
Rapid urbanization and industrialization have had multiple impacts on rural Vietnam since economic reforms were introduced in the mid-1980s. In a 2006 study, the authors discovered that three rural settlements focused on specialty fruits were thriving amid all the socioeconomic changes. In a follow-up study nearly a decade later, the authors discovered the settlements were still benefiting from rural-urban transformation. But new challenges have emerged, including weak quality standards, water pollution and waste, climate change, and population and urbanization pressures.