Groundwater and Environment Policies for Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Vo Thanh Danh

   Pages 1-2

3. Economic Analysis Methods for Natural Resource and Environmental Policies

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   Pages 3-9

4. Drinking Water Options in the Context of Arsenic Contamination

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   Pages 11-36

5. Groundwater Uses and Management

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   Pages 37-65

6. An Economic Valuation of Groundwater Protection

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   Pages 67-91

7. A Risk Cost-Benefit Analysis Framework Under Climate Change-Related Disasters

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   Pages 93-117

8. Household Economic Losses of Urban Flooding

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   Pages 119-146

9. An Evaluation of Living with Flood Policy

   • Vo Thanh Danh

   Pages 147-167

10. Conclusion and a Look Forward

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    Pages 169-171

11. Back Matter

    Pages 173-177

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This book provides an in-depth analysis of groundwater uses and environmental issues in the Mekong Delta. It focuses on groundwater pollution and use, urban flooding, living with flood policy, and climate change-related adaptation measures. The Mekong Delta is facing these serious issues in the course of its development.

This book uses economic analysis methods such as risk cost benefit analysis, cost effectiveness analysis, contingent valuation method, economic loss valuation, and multi criteria analysis to provide policy makers and researchers a better understanding of issues faced by sea level rise-impacted regions around the world and provide possible solutions. Students of environmental economics, economic valuation, and public policy can use this work to enhance their analytical skills. 

• Arsenic contamination in groundwater at the Mekong Delta
• Groundwater use at the Mekong Delta
• Rising sea level related sea dyke measure at the Mekong Delta
• Economic losses of urban flooding at the Mekong Delta
• Living with flood policy at the Mekong Delta

• EAAERE, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam

  Vo Thanh Danh

Vo Thanh Danh holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). He is an associate professor at the College of Economics, Cantho University, Vietnam. He is engaged with research on groundwater issues, focusing on groundwater management, economic damage of groundwater pollution, arsenic contamination assessment, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of treatment techniques to arsenic contaminated groundwater.

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