Since the early 1990s, the Mekong basin has been transformed from a largely free-flowing
basin to one that is increasingly impounded by large hydropower dams, impacting river …

In recent years, socio-technical transitions literature has gained importance in addressing
long-term, transformative change in various industries. In order to account for the inertia and …

Anchored in 19th century scientism and an ideology of the domination of nature, inspired by
colonial hydraulic feats, and fuelled by technological improvements in high dam …

This book examines the political economy that governs the management of international
transboundary river basins in the developing world. These shared rivers are the setting for …

Challenging dynamics are unfolding in social-ecological systems around the globe as
society attempts to mitigate and adapt to climate change while sustaining rapid local …

Flood-risk management (FRM) is shaped by context: a society's cultural background;
physical possibilities and constraints; and the historical development of that society's …

Policies supporting rice production and investments in water infrastructure enabled
intensification and diversification of farming systems in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) …

Problems occur when institutional arrangements for collective management of food and
water systems fail to meet demands. Many of the problems characterising river basins and …

Abstract The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) is a region of utmost importance to Vietnam's
national food security. However, the availability of required freshwater resources (from both …

Large areas of the rural Lao landscape are being rapidly transformed by infrastructure
development projects. Arguably, it is hydraulic development that is contributing most …