Author name: Nguyen Thi Lan
Thesis title: Access to and use of water by people in resettlement areas in Hanoi today.
Dissertation field: Sociology
Major: Sociology Code: 62.31.03.01
Name of the postgraduate training unit: Faculty of Sociology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
1. Purpose and research objects of the thesis
Research purpose: The study aims to show the current status of access and use of domestic water by resettled people in Hanoi and the factors affecting this issue. On this basis, solutions and recommendations are proposed to improve the quality of clean water supply services, contributing to stabilizing the lives of resettled people, towards sustainable urban development.
Research object: Access and use of water by people in resettlement areas in Hanoi today
2. Research methods used
The thesis used: Document analysis method, Observation method, In-depth interview method, Sociological questionnaire survey method and information processing method using SPSS software.
3. Main results and conclusions
3.1. Main results
- Overview of previous research works to obtain a relatively complete and valuable source of theoretical and practical reference information for research on access to and use of domestic water by resettled people and factors affecting this issue.
- Present theoretical basis: system of concepts, theories, research methods and overview of research area.
- Analyze the current status of access and use of water by resettled people in Hanoi in terms of: access to information, services, water prices, water quality and water use behavior, and water use methods. In addition, the thesis integrates "vertical" comparisons between the research results of the thesis with other studies and "horizontal" comparisons to show the differences in access and use of domestic water among resettled groups in terms of household size and composition, income, living area and other factors.
- Point out the responses of resettled people in Hanoi in accessing and using domestic water (responses at two levels: household level and community level) and explain the problem from a social perspective through sociological theories.
3.2. Conclusion
- People in some resettlement areas in Hanoi are currently still facing difficulties in accessing and using domestic water. Specifically: not having full access to information about water, domestic water is not enough to meet people's needs, quality is not guaranteed, water prices are high. In using water, depending on the location and type of water accessible, people use different types of water for different domestic purposes.
- Factors affecting the access and use of water by resettled people are state policies, the actual implementation and management of relevant parties in resettlement areas and the current status of social service infrastructure for water in resettlement areas. In addition, households with different characteristics in terms of size, living standards and type of resettlement housing also have differences in access and use of water.
- Difficulties in accessing and using domestic water have greatly affected the daily lives of resettled people and have also caused much frustration in the resettled community about this issue. In the difficult situation of accessing and using water, resettled people have responded flexibly at two levels: household and community level.
- Proper implementation of the roles of stakeholders along with raising awareness, participation and self-management capacity of people will contribute to improving access to and use of domestic water in resettlement areas, contributing to ensuring stable life for this population.
SUMMARY OF DOCTORAL THESIS
The author's name:Nguyen Thi Lan
Thesis title:Access to and use of water of relocated people in today's Hanoi
Scientific branch of the thesis: Sociology
Major: Sociology Code: 62.31.03.01
The name of postgraduate training institution: Faculty of Sociology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University
Thesis purpose: The study aims to show the current status of access to and use of domestic water of relocated people in Ha Noi and the factors affecting this issue. The study makes appropriate recommendations to improve the quality of clean water supply services and contribute to stabilizing the lives of resettled people and towards sustainable urban development.
Thesis objective: Access to and use of domestic water of relocated people in Hanoi today
2. Research methods
Different research methods were employed: Document analysis, participant observation, In-depth interview, Questionnaire survey and Information processing by SPSS software.
3. Major results and conclusions
3.1.The major results
- Reviewing of previous studies to obtain a relatively comprehensive and relevant source of factual and theoretical information for research on access and usage of domestic water for relocated people and factors affecting this issue.
- Presenting the theoretical background: conceptual and theoretical systems research methodologies and study's sites
- Analyzing the current situation of access to and use of water of resettled people in Hanoi in terms of their access to information, services, water prices, water quality and behavior of water usage, how to use water. In addition, the thesis makes "vertical" comparisons among the results of the thesis and other studies and "horizontal" comparisons which show differences in access to and use of domestic water in resettled people in terms of size and composition of the household, income, place of residence and other factors.
Identifying and analyzing the responses of resettled people to their access to and use of water (responding at two levels: household level and community level). As well as, these issues are explained in terms of social view through sociological theories.
3.2.Conclusions
- Residents in some resettlement areas in Hanoi still face difficulties in accessing and using domestic water. specifically: do not have access to adequate information on water, water is not enough to meet the needs of people, quality is not guaranteed, high water prices. In using of water, depending on the location and type of water accessible, they use different types of water for different purposes.
- Factors affecting the access and useage of water by the resettled people are government policies, practical implementation and management of stakeholders for resettlement sites and the current status of social water infrastructure services in the resettlement areas. In addition, household with different characteristics in terms of size and composition of the household, income, living area also has differences in accessing and using of water.
- Difficulties in accessing and using water have a great impact on the daily life of the resettled people and also cause irritation in the resettled community on this issue. In the context of accessing and using of water, resettlers have responded flexibly at two levels: household level and community level.
- The proper implementation of stakeholders' roles, together with awareness raising, participation and self-management of relocated people, will contribute to accessibility improving and usage of domestic water in resettlement sites, contributing to ensuring stable life for relocated people.
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