TY - GEN T1 - Landslides in mountainous regions of Northern Vietnam : causes, protection strategies and the assessment of economic losses A1 - Ahlheim,Michael A1 - Frör,Oliver A1 - Heinke,Antonia A1 - Keil,Alwin A1 - Nguyen,Minh Duc A1 - Pham,Van Dinh A1 - Saint-Macary,Camille A1 - Zeller,Manfred Y1 - 2008/09/05 N2 - Landslides are a severe problem during the rainy season in many mountainous regions in Asia where forests have been cut so that mountain slopes are destabilized. In this study we analyze the extent and causes of landslides in a mountainous area in Northern Vietnam as viewed from the perspective of the concerned population. We also scrutinize the ideas of these people regarding suitable landslide protection measures and their willingness to contribute to the practical implementation of these measures. It shows that nearly all people living in this area feel highly concerned about the frequent landslide events and that they support the idea of government programs to mitigate the danger of future landslides. We measure the utility they expect from such a landslide protection program, i. e. the social value of such a program, in terms of their willingness to contribute personally to its implementation. Since budgets are tight in these rural areas where subsistence farming still prevails we also analyze the possibilities to measure these expected utility gains in terms of people's willingness to contribute working time instead of money to the proposed landslide protection program. The prospect of employing such an alternative means of contribution is, however, seen rather critical. KW - Nordvietnam KW - Erdrutsch CY - Hohenheim PB - Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim AD - Garbenstr. 15, 70593 Stuttgart UR - http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/volltexte/2008/299 ER -