Impact of environmental changes caused by agricultural industry in Mekong Delta on accessibility to traditionally used wood types in rural Khmer vernacular housing architecture

This history thesis delves into the impact of environmental changes induced by the agricultural industry in the Mekong Delta on rural Khmer vernacular housing construction. Focusing on the accessibility to traditionally used wood species integral to the Khmer ethnic group's architectural practices, this study explores the intricate construction...

Flood adaptive cities: Towards climate change adaption and urban development in the Mekong Delta

For three hundred years, Mekong delta has become a water society where inhabitants in this region developed adaptive strategies, often called “shaking hand with floods”. Historically, people first settled on the lightly higher terraces and later on the levees along the river. With the digging of canals, people started to settle along the canal...