Date of Award
5-2017
Degree Type
Research Paper
Degree Name
Master of Arts in International Development and Social Change (IDSC)
Department
International Development, Community and Environment
Chief Instructor
Jude Fernando, Ph.D.
Second Reader
Nigel Brissett, Ph.D
Keywords
Hanoi, Vietnam, Peri-urban, Livelihood, Development, Governance
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Hanoi Vietnam’s Peri-urban Space and Its Impact on People’s Livelihoods
Collin V. Sumera
Peri-urban is both a space and a process, yet there is no cookie cutter definition that may be applied to developing cities encountering this phenomenon. Each space is constructed differently, and each process has different actors. This paper examines the role that the Communist Party of Vietnam plays in the creation of peri-urban space in Hanoi, and how this space affects residential and former agricultural Land Use Right holder’s livelihood opportunities. The notion of the peri-urban space has not fully been developed for Hanoi, thus I conclude that due to the establishment of policies made within the market economy, state-owned enterprises and corrupt practices on different governmental levels; these gaps and malpractices have led to illegal acts of land grabbing creating peri-urban spaces that disrupt Land Use Right holder’s livelihood practices. Defining peri-urban in the context of Hanoi better informs development and humanitarian agencies seeking to work with marginalized groups and to assist in the creation of livelihood opportunities.
Recommended Citation
Sumera, Collin V., "Hanoi Vietnam’s Peri-urban Space and Its Impact on People’s Livelihoods" (2017). International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE). 156.
https://commons.clarku.edu/idce_masters_papers/156
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