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ZEF Publication: Emerging Epistemic Landscapes: Knowledge Clusters in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta
2009
Vietnam is embarking on a path towards a knowledge-based economy in which the emergence of
knowledge clusters in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta are playing a decisive role.
As our paper suggests, clustering appears to have a positive effect not only on the increase of knowledge output, but also
on the economic growth of these regions. Using a GIS-based mapping method, we can identify two major knowledge clusters –
Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho City. Both areas create hubs...
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ZEF Publication: Constructing Epistemic Landscapes: Methods of GIS-Based Mapping
2009
The construction of knowledge maps, demonstrated in this paper, is designed to show the epistemic
landscape of cities, countries or regions. Knowledge assets, knowledge producing and disseminating
organisations are referenced to spatial objects and integrated into GIS. They are further represented in
thematic maps and in 3-D perspective graphs. Special attention is given to mapping and measuring
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ZEF - First Results of the Knowledge Asset Survey
June 2009
The survey was carried out with the
objective of measuring the knowledge asset of water-related organizations in terms of
their individual competences. What educational background and professional experiences
do people have who work for research institutes, universities and local authorities in
Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta?
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ZEF - Researching domestic water use in rural Can Tho
June 2009
The water supply system in the rural areas of
the Mekong Delta – a region where water is naturally abundant - is characterised by a
diversity of water sources. Rural households whether they are connected to a piped water
supply scheme or not, make use of various water sources such as groundwater, river water
and rainwater.
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ZEF - Flood and Storm Management as Cultural Adaptation
June 2009
The study on local knowledge on flood season management in the Mekong Delta analyzes
how cultural habits of living and farming might foster the adaptation to the natural
environment. The Province of Can Tho City represents an interesting case for this kind
of research due to its specific settlement history. In the north-western district of the
province one can find an area which is mainly settled by Northern Vietnamese who
migrated to the Mekong Delta in the mid-1950s.
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Legal Framework of the Water Sector in Vietnam - An Overview
April 2009
The here presented summary represents the
first part of a study on the legal framework of the water sector in Vietnam. The study
is part of ZEF´s research activities within the WISDOM project and aims at understanding
the institutional framework of water management in Vietnam. Further results, including
an empirical case study from the Mekong Delta, will be available during this year.
To download the document, please click here.
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ZEF/MDI study on local water management takes off
March 2009
In March 2009, the Mekong Delta
Development Research Institute (MDI) and the Centre for Development Research (ZEF)
started a collaborative research project on local water management in Can Tho City. The
research aims at understanding how water is managed at commune and hamlet level.
Additionally the various aspects of water use, flood management, handling of wastewater
and other issues are of special relevance to the project.
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ZEF Publication: Strategic Group Formation in the Mekong Delta
February 2009
The lower Mekong Delta, one of the largest river deltas in Asia, is a landscape shaped
by the waters of the Mekong River that flows, as last part of its long way from the
Tibetan Plateau to the South Chinese Sea, through a dense river and canal network in the
Southwest of Vietnam. People in this area are, traditionally, exposed to...
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ZEF Publication: Strategic Group Analysis
February 2009
Societies are complex and difficult to describe. Increasing social differentiation has
led to what Habermas has called “die neue Unübersichtlichkeit” (Habermas 1985). This
uncertainty poses severe problems for social science analysis. Often fundamentalist
beliefs are used to construct...
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Advanced Knowledge Management Training Course in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
January 2009
This advanced training course was
organized by the Center for Development Research (ZEF) and the Southern Institute of
Sustainable Development (SISD), formerly the Southern Institute of Social Sciences. The
workshop took place from January 5-7 2009 at SISD premises in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
20 Vietnamese participants attended the advanced knowledge management training course as
representatives of the WISDOM partners, namely the Southern Region Hydro-Meteorological
Center, the University of Information Technology, the Can Tho University, the Southern
Institute of Sustainable Development, and the Southern Institute of Water Resources
Research.
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First Knowledge Management Training Course in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
June 2008
On 16th - 18th June 2008 the first First Knowledge Management Training Course took
place in HCMC, Vietnam. This training course was organized by the Center for Development
Research (ZEF) and the Southern Institute of Social Sciences (SISS). As a first step
towards capacity building within the WISDOM project, Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Evers
presented new concepts and methodologies concerning knowledge management to the
Vietnamese research community.
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Vietnam, Mekong Delta – Distribution of Students, 2006
June 2008
As an example for knowledge
dispersion and epistemic landscapes the map illustrates the distribution of students in
the Mekong Delta at the provincial level. The map is three-dimensional and includes a
profile view from NE to SW. This perspective is also shown in the scene presented
below...
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