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Multi-hazard Disaster Risk and Resilience: Deltas and Coastal Systems in the Global South explores climate change adaptation strategies, integrated coastal zone management, and ecosystem services for disaster risk reduction. Diving into these dynamic environments, the book uncovers sustainable practices and resilience-building measures in the face of escalating natural and anthropogenic hazards. By navigating complexities and opportunities inherent in fostering resilience, the book looks into fostering sustainability within delta, coastal, and estuarine systems. The primary focus of this textbook is to offer an overview of various techniques and processes for building systems and communities that are resilient to multiple hazards. Structured into sixteen chapters, this textbook offers foundational concepts and practical strategies essential for understanding critical ecosystems. It begins with an in-depth analysis of multi-hazard risks and resilience, setting the stage for a deeper understanding of the challenges within delta and coastal systems. Following this, chapters map the impacts of climate change on fragile environments and detail strategies for fostering resilience. Each chapter provides a holistic view of the interplay between natural and anthropogenic factors, guiding readers through a landscape of practical solutions and innovative approaches to enhance sustainability and resilience within these vital ecosystems.Multi-hazard Disaster Risk and Resilience: Deltas and Coastal Systems in the Global South is a foundational guide for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in environmental science, disaster management, and coastal resilience. It is equally beneficial for researchers, practitioners, and professionals in the fields of disaster risk reduction, environmental sustainability, and coastal management. It offers additional resources such as maps and data sets to support student learning and hands-on engagement.Addresses the impacts of climate change on delta, coastal, and estuarine ecosystemsDiscusses ecosystem services and nature-based solutions for disaster risk reduction in delta, coastal, and estuarine systemsExplores integrated coastal zone management techniques for building long-term coastal resilienceShowcases the intergenerational experiences and adaptations to environmental changes in delta regionsServes as a valuable resource for upper-level undergraduate students studying disaster management and climate change adaptation, as well as researchers and professionalsIncludes datasets, case studies, and maps for enhanced learning

This book presents a historical and ethnographic study of changing mangrove management in northern Vietnam over the past 100 years, grounded in a case study in the Red River Delta in northern Vietnam. The book shows that three primary socio-economic dynamics have affected mangroves:  enclosure movements that have restricted access by different user communities over time, such as the exclusion of women; changing valuation of mangroves and their products and services; and social and class differentiation caused by privatization of once common resources. The result of these pressures have been erosions of norms, rules, and collective action to protect and nurture mangroves, leading to widespread loss of coastal forests. Sustainable mangrove management will require attention to these dynamics to address current-day land conflicts. The book will be of interest to policy-makers, practitioners, and academics and students in forest policy, management and governance; rural livelihoods;and globalization and agrarian change.