TTLV: Social consequences of land acquisition for water supply construction (Case study of Cho town, Yen Phong district and Lang Ngam commune, Gia Binh district, Bac Ninh province)

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's name: Pham Thi Huong 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: September 7, 1987

4. Place of birth: Yet Kieu - Gia Loc - Hai Duong

5. Decision on recognition of students No: 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH

December 28, 2012 by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic: Social consequences of land acquisition for water supply construction(Case study of Cho town, Yen Phong district and Lang Ngam commune, Gia Binh district, Bac Ninh province)

8. Major: Sociology; Code: 60 31 03 01

9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Phan Tan, Sociology

Deputy Director, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Institute of Social Sciences Information, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

10.Summary of the results of the thesis:

The thesis has evaluated the positive and negative consequences of land acquisition for water supply construction in Bac Ninh province.

Positive effects include:

+ People's quality of life is improved because they use clean water from the water supply project.

+ People find new livelihoods that bring higher economic value than agricultural production.

+ People have a compensation amount, both for spending, shopping, and investing in production equipment.

+ Agricultural land prices in the area increased and people benefited from that.

In addition, the thesis also points out the negative impacts of the project on people in the research area:

+ People no longer have fields for agricultural production, leading to sustainable livelihoods being affected.

+ The project has created inequalities in the benefits of local people.

Finally, the thesis provides recommendations and solutions to benefit people in the project area, and at the same time contributes to the successful implementation of subsequent projects.

11. Practical applicability: Application in community development projects

12. Further research directions:

+ Research to assess the impact of water supply projects on local social security issues.

+ Research people's attitudes towards community development projects.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1.Full name: PHAM THI HUONG 2.Sex: Female............................................................

3.Date of birth: 07/09/1987 4.Place of birth: Hai Duong...............................

5.Admission decision number: 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDHDatedDecember 28, 2012.

6.Changes in academic process: No............................................................................................

7.Official thesis title: Social implications of land acquisition for construction of water supply systems (case study Cho town, Yen Phong district and Lang Ngam commune, Gia Binh District, Bac Ninh Province).

8.Major: Sociology............................................ 9. COde: 60 31 03 01...............................

10.Supervisors: Doctor of SociologyPhan Tan

Vice Director, Deputy Editor Chief in Institute of Social Sciences Information, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

11.Summary of the findings of the thesis:

This thesis has evaluated the positive and negative consequences of land acquisition for construction of water supply in the province of Bac Ninh.

The positive impacts include:

+ Quality of life is improved because people are able to use clean water from water supply projects.

+ People find new jobs that bring higher economic value than agriculture.
+ People have a compensation for expenditures, shoping, and investing in producing equipment.

+ Price of agricultural land in the region increased and people have benefited from it.
Besides, the thesis also points out the negative impact of the project on the people in the study area:

+ People no longer have fields for agricultural production, leading to sustainable livelihoods affected.

+ The project has created inequalities in benefit to local people.
Finally, the essays offer recommendations and solutions to benefit the people of the project area, and contribute to the implementation of the next projects to be successful.

12.Practical applicability: Applications in the Development community Project

13.Further research directions:

+ The study evaluates the impact of water supply projects in the social security problem locally.

+ Research attitudes of people with community development projects...................................