Than Socio-Economic Development of Indawgyi Lake, Myanmar

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-515-11797-5
Verlag: Franz Steiner
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Deutsch, Englisch, Band 1, 205 Seiten, E-Book-Text

Reihe: Urban and Regional Development in Myanmar

Indawgyi Lake in Kachin State, located in the northern part of Myanmar, is the largest inland freshwater lake in the country, with rich aquatic flora and fauna, high biodiversity and a (largely) intact ecosystem. Since 1999 the "Indawgyi Wetland Bird Sanctuary" has been declared a conservation area. Still, it is a peripheral region and lagging behind in its development. At present the three main economic activities are agriculture, fishing and gold mining.

Zin Mar Than offers an in-depth analysis of the socio-economic situation of the area and identifies its future development potentials using the SWOT approach (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats). In this context the author discusses concepts of endogenous development and sustainability. Special emphasis is placed on developing ecotourism as a fourth economic activity in the area and to meet the needs of long-term conservation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Than, Zin Mar

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Tourismus & Reise Tourismus & Reise: Soziologie, Psychologie, Kultur
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regionalgeographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Tourismus & Reise Tourismus & Reise: Ökonomie, Ökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;CONTENTS;6
2;LIST OF TABLES;10
3;LIST OF FIGURES;11
4;LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS;12
5;PREFACE;14
6;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;16
7;SUMMARY;18
8;ZUSAMMENFASSUN;20
9;1 INTRODUCTION;22
9.1;1.1 THE AIM OF THE STUDY;22
9.2;1.2 MYANMAR UNDER TRANSFORMATION;22
9.3;1.3 THE PERIPHERAL SITUATION OF RURAL AREAS IN MYANMAR;27
9.4;1.4 AN INTRODUCTION INTO THE RESEARCH AREA;28
9.5;1.5 STRUCTURE OF THE STUDY;32
10;2 THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK;34
10.1;2.1 ENDOGENOUS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AS KEY ELEMENTS OF DEVELOPING A REMOTE REGION;34
10.2;2.2 INTEGRATING THE CONCEPT OF ENDOGENOUS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA;50
10.3;2.3 KEY RESEARCH QUESTIONS;52
11;3 CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL DESIGN OF THE RESEARCH;54
11.1;3.1 RESEARCH STRATEGY: MIXED METHOD APPROACH;54
11.2;3.2 RESEARCH PHASES;56
11.3;3.3 DATA GATHERING DESIGN AND PROCEEDING;57
11.4;3.4 DATA ANALYSIS;63
11.5;3.5 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS;69
12;4 DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL SITUATION;72
12.1;4.1 BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERN;72
12.2;4.2 LIVING CONDITION;76
12.3;4.3 EDUCATION SITUATION;79
12.4;4.4 HEALTH SITUATION;89
12.5;4.5 MIGRATION TRENDS;92
13;5 INFRASTRUCTURE SITUATION;98
13.1;5.1 TRANSPORTATION;98
13.2;5.2 COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION;99
13.3;5.3 ELECTRICITY SUPPLY;100
13.4;5.4 WATER SUPPLY;101
13.5;5.5 EDUCATION FACILITIES;102
13.6;5.6 HEALTH FACILITIES;102
14;6 ECONOMIC SITUATION;104
14.1;6.1 ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA;104
14.2;6.2 HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL SITUATION;117
14.3;6.3 INCOME ACCORDING TO HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS;123
15;7 ASPECTS OF GOVERNING IN THE AREA;128
15.1;7.1 THE POLITICAL/ADMINISTRATIVE ARENA;128
15.2;7.2 THE CONSERVATION ARENA;131
16;8 EVALUATION OF THE SITUATION BY THE RESPONDENTS;138
16.1;8.1 CURRENT AND FUTURE SITUATION – GENERAL;138
16.2;8.2 COMPARING THE EVALUATION OF CURRENT AND FUTURE SITUATION OF EAST AND WEST;142
16.3;8.3 FUTURE ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSEHOLDS;146
17;9 FINAL DISCUSSION – CHALLENGES FOR THE INDAWGYI LAKE AREA;150
17.1;9.1 NATURAL RESOURCES;150
17.2;9.2 HUMAN CAPITAL AND SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION;151
17.3;9.3 INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION;153
17.4;9.4 INFRASTRUCTURE;155
17.5;9.5 ECONOMIC STRUCTURE;159
17.6;9.6 SUMMARIZING – THE SWOT TABLE;162
18;10 FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION;166
19;11 CONCLUSION AND FINAL REMARKS;178
19.1;11.1 REMARKS ON THE CONCEPT OF THE RESEARCH;178
19.2;11.2 REMARKS ON THE EMPIRICAL WORK;179
19.3;11.3 CRITICAL REMARKS AND SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER RESEARCH;183
20;REFERENCES;186
21;APPENDICES;192
21.1;APPENDIX 1: HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE;192
21.2;APPENDIX 2: KEYWORDS FOR THE EXPERT INTERVIEWS;202
21.3;APPENDIX 3: LIST OF INTERVIEWEES;205

Über Autor(innen)

Than, Zin Mar
Zin Mar Than received her PhD at the University of Cologne where she is currently a Research Associate at the Institute of Geography.