Uncovering the lack of awareness of sand mining impacts on riverbank erosion among Mekong Delta residents: insights from a comprehensive survey
Global sand demand due to infrastructure construction has intensified sand mining activities in many rivers, with current rates of sand extraction exceeding natural replenishment. This has created many environmental problems, particularly concerning riverbank stability, which adversely affects the l...
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| author | Tran, Dung Duc Thien, Nguyen Duc Yuen, Kai Wan Lau, Rachel Yu San Wang, Jingyu Park, Edward |
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| description | Global sand demand due to infrastructure construction has intensified sand mining activities in many rivers, with current rates of sand extraction exceeding natural replenishment. This has created many environmental problems, particularly concerning riverbank stability, which adversely affects the livelihoods of people in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD). However, sand mining's social impacts in the region remain inadequately understood. Here we assess locals' perception of sand mining activities in the VMD and its impacts on riverbank erosion. Residents living along the Bassac River, a hotspot of sand mining, were interviewed. Our results showed that while sand mining is perceived as destructive to the environment, few were aware of its role in worsening riverbank erosion. Only residents directly affected by riverbank collapse were aware of the implications of sand mining and its negative effect on bank stability, as they seem to have actively sought clarification. Our findings highlight the need for greater awareness and understanding among the locals regarding sand mining's impact on riverbank stability. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1738892024-03-11T15:30:49Z Uncovering the lack of awareness of sand mining impacts on riverbank erosion among Mekong Delta residents: insights from a comprehensive survey Tran, Dung Duc Thien, Nguyen Duc Yuen, Kai Wan Lau, Rachel Yu San Wang, Jingyu Park, Edward Asian School of the Environment National Institute of Education Earth Observatory of Singapore Earth and Environmental Sciences Vietnam Sand Global sand demand due to infrastructure construction has intensified sand mining activities in many rivers, with current rates of sand extraction exceeding natural replenishment. This has created many environmental problems, particularly concerning riverbank stability, which adversely affects the livelihoods of people in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD). However, sand mining's social impacts in the region remain inadequately understood. Here we assess locals' perception of sand mining activities in the VMD and its impacts on riverbank erosion. Residents living along the Bassac River, a hotspot of sand mining, were interviewed. Our results showed that while sand mining is perceived as destructive to the environment, few were aware of its role in worsening riverbank erosion. Only residents directly affected by riverbank collapse were aware of the implications of sand mining and its negative effect on bank stability, as they seem to have actively sought clarification. Our findings highlight the need for greater awareness and understanding among the locals regarding sand mining's impact on riverbank stability. Ministry of Education (MOE) National Research Foundation (NRF) Published version This study was supported by various grants from the Ministry of Education of Singapore (MOE) under its Academic Research Tier 1 (NIE AcRF RI 10/22 EP, RG142/22 and 2021-T1-001-056) and Tier 2 (MOE-T2EP402A20-0001 and MOE-T2EP50222-0007). This work is also supported by the Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS) via its funding from the National Research Foundation Singapore under the Research Centres of Excellence Initiative. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations in this material are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views of the MOE. This research is also funded by Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) under grant number TX2023-24-01. 2024-03-05T02:31:41Z 2024-03-05T02:31:41Z 2023 Journal Article Tran, D. D., Thien, N. D., Yuen, K. W., Lau, R. Y. S., Wang, J. & Park, E. (2023). Uncovering the lack of awareness of sand mining impacts on riverbank erosion among Mekong Delta residents: insights from a comprehensive survey. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 15937-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43114-w 2045-2322 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173889 10.1038/s41598-023-43114-w 37743406 2-s2.0-85172364584 1 13 15937 en NIE AcRF RI 10/22 EP RG142/22 2021-T1-001-056 MOE-T2EP402A20-0001 MOE-T2EP50222-0007 Scientific Reports © The Author(s) 2023. Open Access. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Earth and Environmental Sciences Vietnam Sand Tran, Dung Duc Thien, Nguyen Duc Yuen, Kai Wan Lau, Rachel Yu San Wang, Jingyu Park, Edward Uncovering the lack of awareness of sand mining impacts on riverbank erosion among Mekong Delta residents: insights from a comprehensive survey |
| title | Uncovering the lack of awareness of sand mining impacts on riverbank erosion among Mekong Delta residents: insights from a comprehensive survey |
| title_full | Uncovering the lack of awareness of sand mining impacts on riverbank erosion among Mekong Delta residents: insights from a comprehensive survey |
| title_fullStr | Uncovering the lack of awareness of sand mining impacts on riverbank erosion among Mekong Delta residents: insights from a comprehensive survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Uncovering the lack of awareness of sand mining impacts on riverbank erosion among Mekong Delta residents: insights from a comprehensive survey |
| title_short | Uncovering the lack of awareness of sand mining impacts on riverbank erosion among Mekong Delta residents: insights from a comprehensive survey |
| title_sort | uncovering the lack of awareness of sand mining impacts on riverbank erosion among mekong delta residents insights from a comprehensive survey |
| topic | Earth and Environmental Sciences Vietnam Sand |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173889 |
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