In the ever fast-paced urbanization and globalization, the impact of climate change has manifested. There is an urgent need for new types of occupations that balance the built environment and nature (especially forests). For that reason, the concept of vernacular landscape has gotten attention in many disciplines but been regarded as a stand-alone tool or study subject. The paper aims to investigate the co-presence of vernacular and political landscapes (which termed by J. B. Jackson). The hypothesis of this study is that understanding interaction of the vernacular and political way of settling with forests throughout history can pull out problem statements for the future development. By analysis of archival documents combined with fieldwork and interpretive mapping in Thua Thien Hue Province through the key historical periods, the result reveals that the co-presence of the two landscapes has become increasingly profound over time. Simultaneously, there is a trend of decentralization in the territory. Problem statements drawn from the result set a basis for future studies of alternative environmental design and settling model linked with forests to adapt to climate change.
Nguyen, QM; Nguyen, MTH
Settling with forests in Thua Thien Hue (Vietnam)
Trees Forests And People