Landscape ecological planning based on change analysis: A case study of mangove restoration in Phu Long – Gia Luan area, Cat Ba Archipelago
Nguyễn, An Thịnh Nguyễn, Xuân Huấn Phạm, Đức Uy Nguyễn, Sơn Tùng Mangroves play an important role in coastal zones in many aspects e.g. extremely essential habitats for many species, coastlines protection from natural hazards, and so on. However, in Vietnam, like in other developing countries, these mangrove areas have been destroyed and encroached as a consequence of a poorly planned economic development. The study has been conducted in Phu Long - Gia Luan region, which have the largest mangrove area in the Cat Ba Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Hai Phong City, Vietnam. The aims of the study are to investigate existing land use conditions, land use changes, as well as driving forces and directions for the changes in order to build a case model of sustainable development; and integrate a mangrove conservation planning into the General Socio - Economic Development Planning Project of Hai Phong City for the period of 2010-2020. The article presents results obtained from stud...