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Listening to Experiences of Environmental Change in Rural Vietnam: An Intergenerational Approach

Lookup NU author(s): Siobhan WarringtonORCiD, Professor Graham SmithORCiD, Dr Pamela Woolner

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Abstract

© 2023 SAGE Publications.Locally led adaptation is increasingly promoted as an important strategy for addressing the impacts of climate change. However, the understanding of rural realities in the Global South is still limited by insufficient information about the complex and dynamic relationships between rural communities and their environment. These relationships are influenced both by the material aspects of place and by the social and cultural dynamics that shape identities. This paper seeks to address this gap by providing an in-depth examination of how older and younger people are living with environmental change in two rural areas in Vietnam. Recognizing the lack of attention given to older people as important environmental actors, this paper will make three key contributions: move from a focus on the vulnerability of older people to one which highlights their capabilities; introduce an intergenerational approach that builds an inclusive understanding of rural communities; and embrace a complex appreciation of environmental change that looks beyond the usual framings of climate change and impact upon livelihoods’ to other aspects of people’s relationship with a changing environment. In doing so, this paper calls for an increased appreciation for the multiple values of nature, particularly how different community members engage with and appreciate their environment, to support more relevant and sustainable approaches to addressing local environmental challenges.


Publication metadata

Author(s): Beckwith L, Warrington S, Nguyen H, Nguyen T, Greru C, Smith G, Minh TMT, Nguyen L, Hensengerth O, Woolner P, Smith MB

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Progress in Development Studies

Year: 2023

Volume: 23

Issue: 4

Pages: 461-480

Print publication date: 01/10/2023

Online publication date: 04/07/2023

Acceptance date: 02/04/2023

Date deposited: 08/08/2023

ISSN (print): 1464-9934

ISSN (electronic): 1477-027X

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/14649934231173849

DOI: 10.1177/14649934231173849

Data Access Statement: This article draws on data that will be made available via Newcastle University's Research Repository (https://data.ncl.ac.uk/). The data will be available from March 2025 onwards, as part of the data generated by the GCRF/UKRI funded Living Deltas Hub (2019 to 2024).


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Funder referenceFunder name
GCRF
NE/S008926/1Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Northumbria University
School of History Classics and Archaeology (Newcastle University)
TX2023-50-01
UK Research and Innovation
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM)

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