文章基本信息

标题：GIS-ASSISTED LAND EVALUATION FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN MEKONG DELTA, SOUTHERN VIETNAM
本地全文：下载
作者：N. T. Son ; Rajendra P. Shrestha
期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2008
卷号：10
期号：2
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：A study was conducted in Tri Ton district of Mekong delta in Southern Vietnam to examine the sustainability of the agricultural production system. The major objective of the study was to examine the misuse of land and suggest appropriate land-use alternatives. The data used were both spatial and socioeconomic collected through household survey. Land suitability classification for biophysical suitability and infrastructural suitability was carried out following FAO framework of land evaluation using GIS. Mapping of land misuses indicated that fair amount of current land-use practices does not match the given land quality probably due to the prevalent socioeconomic constraints that influence land use decision-making eventually resulting into lower farm household income. A land-use allocation plan is suggested based on biophysical suitability and socioeconomic preferences with an aim to restore the declining land quality and support livelihoods of the land users with reasonable income from the agriculture.