LIVELIHOODS AND SOCIAL COHESION IN THE CONTEXT OF LAND ACQUISITION FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF WIND POWER PROJECTS IN QUANG TRI PROVINCE
Vol. 135 No. 6A (2026), Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Huế: Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn
Vol. 135 No. 6A (2026)

LIVELIHOODS AND SOCIAL COHESION IN THE CONTEXT OF LAND ACQUISITION FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF WIND POWER PROJECTS IN QUANG TRI PROVINCE

Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Huế: Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn
https://doi.org/10.26459/hueunijssh.v135i6A.7976
Published 2026-01-27
Le Dang Bao Chau
Trường ĐHKH, ĐHH
Duong Van Hieu
Nguyen Truong Khoa
Dang Thanh Luan
Vo Van Dung
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Keywords

Wind power, land acquisition, land compensation, livelihoods, Quang Tri province, Vietnam Điện gió, thu hồi, đền bù đất đai, sinh kế, tỉnh Quảng Trị, Việt Nam

Abstract

Wind energy is a clean and economically efficient source of energy that is being extensively developed in Quang Tri province. However, the construction of wind power projects inevitably causes unintended impacts on local communities.

One of the key challenges faced by localities with such projects is land acquisition and site clearance for wind power development. Using a survey method with questionnaires administered to 247 households across 31 locations (areas with wind power projects) in 10 communes of Dakrong and Huong Hoa districts, Quang Tri province, along with interviews with 21 village representatives, this study highlights the impacts of land acquisition on household livelihoods as well as conflicts related to land compensation.

https://doi.org/10.26459/hueunijssh.v135i6A.7976
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