"Nước, Nước" "Hydro–Harmony": Establishing a resilient landscape system for the Mekong Delta, to achieve the harmonious co-existence of humans and water

As the "rice bowl" of Vietnam, the Mekong Delta provides a large amount of agricultural products for Vietnam and the world. Over the years, the government has dramatically altered the landscape of the Mekong Delta in order to maintain existing production patterns. When production conflicts with the natural environment, governments choose to use...

Sponge Polder: The revival of traditional polder wisdom in the Taihu Lake Basin

Polders in the Taihu basin have a history of over two thousand years. The low-lying topography and dense water network create convenient geographical conditions for the reclamation of polders. Later, with the rapid population growth, mulberry-dike-fish-pond was constructed in order to make full use of the limited land resources, which is a...