Impact of natural disaster on tourism - flooding in Mekong River Delta region

Ngoc Quynh Nguyen

Bachelor's thesis

Abstract:

Geographically located in the Lower Mekong region, the largest river in Southeast Asia, along with diverse and unique ecosystems, plus many incentives of nature, the Mekong River Delta is assessed as one of the seven specific tourist regions in Vietnam. One problem that has a significant impact on tourism here is flooding. Floods in the Mekong Delta river bring many benefits to the people in the area. However, floods also cause significant damage to people and property of the people here, affecting livelihoods and socio-economics activities, especially tourism. This bachelor thesis aimed to explore the perceived flooding impact on tourism sectors such as economics and management. Thus, to determine whether floods have any significant impact or constraint on the Mekong River Delta region's economic and management aspects. The selected study area on this topic at tourist sites in the Mekong River Delta region is Can Tho, Kien Giang, Ben Tre and, Tien Giang. These are the Mekong River Delta's key tourist destinations and attract many tourists every year.

Keywords

tourism, Vietnam, Mekong River Delta, flooding impact, natural disaster

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 15. 3. 2021

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedúci: Ing. Richard Selby, Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Bachelor programme / odbor:
Economics and Management / Economics and Management