Aqua-'culture' - Socio-cultural pecularities, practical senses, and missing sustainability in Pangasius aquaculture in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Water pollution in Pangasius aquaculture endangers its economic success and meaning for rural development in the Mekong Delta. With the help of Bourdieu s theory of practice, the author considers the interplay of subjective and objective structures to conclude on the conduct of practices in Pangasius cultivation. The study shows that economic dependencies in a global commodity production system have led to a transformation process that most aquaculturists cannot cope with. The discrepancy between the ideal and real situation can no longer be ignored otherwise the downward trend continues.

About the author

Sven Genschick is a geographer with special interests in water resources management and (sustainable) commodity productions.

Product details

• Authors: Sven Genschick
• Publisher: Lit Verlag
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.04.2014
• EAN: 9783643904850
• ISBN: 978-3-643-90485-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 208 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 376 g
• Series: ZEF Development Studies; ZEF Development Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries