A RESEARCH ON A MOUNTANOUS VILLAGE IN TYPHOON-FLOOD PRONE AREA OF CETRAL VIETNAM

—A case study in Pa Ring village of Hong Ha commune, A Luoi district—

Abstract

This study focuses on the living environment of mountainous village in typhoon-flood prone area central Vietnam. Here typhoons are yearly events and big flash-flood sometimes occurs in recent decades. The field research shows how villagers' housing and livelihood are affected by the typhoon, strong wind and flood water. The houses and the residents, especially deprived residents are at risk of the disasters. They mainly live on subsistence agriculture with limited plain-land in mountain area and cannot afford to invest their houses. However, they often need to spend their time and expenses for recovery after disasters every year. As for the balanced and stable living environment of mountainous villages, the perspective of disaster-resilience should be more reflected into the future development plan.