Toward sustainable rural development in Southeastern Asia : papers from Indonesia, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand, Yunnan (China), and Vietnam

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Contents: 1. The paddy agroecosystem of the Red River Delta of Vietnam / Nguyen Truong -- 2. The human ecological implications of the wet rice focus in Indonesian development policy / Herri Y. Hadikusumah -- 3. Environmental protection and development: a zero-sum game? / Gladys A. Gruz -- 4. A consideration of rural development programs in Southeast Asia / Lu Xing -- 5. Human ecological review of aquaculure development / Rusydi -- 6. Settlement of nomadic Dzao tribesmen at Bavi National Park, Hanoi / Tran Thi Lanh -- 7. The continuing problem of shifting cultivation in the Philippines / Virginia Cuevas -- 8. Swidden cultivation and cash crops in southern Yunnan, China: a case study of agroecosystem sustainability / Guo Huijin -- 9. The potential of Tephrosia Candida for agroforestry in midland Vinh Phu Province / Nguyen Thu Phuong -- 10. Research proposal: the fuelwood crisis and possible solutions in Yunnan, China / Liu Dachang -- 11. Some initial research results from a study of homegardens in Thua Thien Hue / Le Quang Minh -- 12. The impact of climate on properties of agroecosystems in the midlands (Vinh Phu Province) from the human ecology viewpoint / Nguyen Khanh Van -- 13. Agricultural land use patterns in the upland area of northern Thailand / Sanay Yarnasarn -- 14. Reforestation and watershed management in Luang Prabang, the LAO PDR / One Chanh Douangdara -- 15. Farming systems analysis: an integrating course for introduction into the Nabong College curriculum / Thong Panh Kousonsavath -- 16. Intensive development of sustainable and productive agriculture in the developing countries of Southeast Asia / Narong Hutanuwatr -- 17. Developing sustainable agriculture in the northeast of Thailand through integrated farming approaches / Narong Hutanuwatr -- 18. Development and environment issues of an acid sulphate soil wetland agroecosystem: a case study in the plain of reeds, Mekong Delta, Vietnam / To Phu Tuong.