Hydropower Plant Construction and Resettlement in Nghệ An, Vietnam

IF 1.3 Q3 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Nhinh Thi Do, Thorkil Casse, Gvantsa Gverdtsiteli, K. Hyakumura
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The global challenge of moving toward a low-carbon energy system heightens the tension between states’ economic development efforts and environmental concerns. In Vietnam, increasing energy demand has led to a boom in hydropower development in recent decades. For local communities, dam construction has brought displacement, involuntary resettlement, deteriorating income and living standards, and rising poverty. However, from the central government’s perspective, the negative local impacts of hydropower projects are negligible compared to their national benefits. This study uses the construction of the Bản Vẽ hydropower plant to illustrate how government entities expand their control of villagers’ livelihoods in the name of environmentalism. Spanning nearly twenty years, our case study reports on changes in the Vietnamese approach to authoritarian environmentalism. The authorities initially promoted voluntary relocation with a brochure depicting the high quality of resettlement areas. When the remaining locals hesitated, because they had heard that the promised new homes had various problems, the authorities forced them to move. Overall, the case study shows the Vietnamese authorities deploying different instruments to implement their will, engaging in little meaningful dialogue with local people. Moreover, when locals sought alternative income from acacia plantations, the authorities cited environmental concerns to justify confiscating their forest holdings.
越南南宁水电站建设与移民安置
向低碳能源体系迈进的全球挑战加剧了各国经济发展努力与环境关切之间的紧张关系。在越南,近几十年来,不断增长的能源需求导致了水电开发的繁荣。对当地社区来说,大坝建设带来了流离失所、非自愿安置、收入和生活水平下降以及贫困加剧。然而,从中央政府的角度来看,水电项目对地方的负面影响与国家利益相比微不足道。本研究以Bản vi水电站建设为例,说明政府实体如何借环保之名扩大对村民生计的控制。在近20年的时间里,我们的案例研究报告了越南在威权环保主义方面的变化。当局最初通过一本介绍安置区高质量的小册子来促进自愿搬迁。当剩下的当地人犹豫时,因为他们听说承诺的新房有各种问题,当局强迫他们搬家。总体而言,该案例研究表明,越南当局采用了不同的手段来实施他们的意愿,与当地人民进行了很少有意义的对话。此外,当当地人从金合欢种植园寻求其他收入时,当局以环境问题为理由没收他们的森林财产。
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Sociology of Development
Sociology of Development Social Sciences-Development
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