1. Introduction.- 2. The Nexus between Population, Development and the Environment: Critical to Determining Quality of Life on Earth.- 3. Nature Conservation and its Bedfellows: the Politics of Preserving Nature.- 4. Trade-offs between Hydropower Development and Food Security in River Management.- 5. Impact of Flood and River bank Erosion on Human Livelihoods: A case study of some riverside villages in Lower Ayeyarwaddy and Sittang.- 6. Risk Trends in Vietnamese River Deltas: Manifestations of Environmental Change or Socio-Economic Transformation.- 7. An Institutional Analysis of Myanmar Agricultural Extension Services: Opportunities and Challenges.- 8. Rural-urban Interaction in Rural Development of Peri-Urban areas in Yangon Region, Myanmar: A case study of Hlegu Township.- 9. Changing Livelihood Options as Adaptation: a Comparative Analysis of Three Flood Control Management Schemes in the Mekong River Delta of Vietnam.- 10. Environmental and Socio-economic Impacts on Mining in the Mogok Area, Pyin Oo Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Upper Myanmar.- 11 Negotiating Livelihoods Access to Coastal Resources: Environmental Citizenship by NGOs and Community Associations in Indonesia.- 12. Landslide Hazard in Chin State: A case study in Hakha and its Environs.- 13. Women, Water and 'Wicked Problems:' Community Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change in Northern Pakkoku, Upper Myanmar.- 14. Evidence-based Methods and Cultural Adaptation in the Choice of Pattern of Service for the Elderly in China.- 15. Does Air Pollution Decrease People's Fertility Desire? Theory and Practice from China.- 16. The Impact of Floods on the Socio-economic Activities of Yangon.- 17. Laws relating to Environmental Conservation in Myanmar.- 18. The State of Forest Governance in Vietnam: Where are the Local Communities?.- 19. Effects of Rural-Urban Migration upon Agricultural Production in Taungdwingyi.- 20. Effects of Migration on Two Small Villages between Gomin Chaung and Pyalin Chaung, Pantanaw Township, Ayeyarwaddy Region, Myanmar.- 21. Post-2011 Floodwalls in Central Thailand: Fair or Not?.- 22. An Overview of Post-disaster Regional Administrative Management in Japan: Actors and Responsibilities.- 23. From Cyclone Nargis to the Myitsone Dam: Civil Society and Social Movements in Myanmar after the Disaster.- 24. Maori, Recovery Trajectories and Urban Resilience in Christchurch, New Zealand.- 25. Poverty Alleviation and Community Empowerment in the Bagan-Nguang-U Area of Central Myanmar.- 26. Rural Economy and Poverty: A case study of Ahmar Sub-township, Ayeyarwaddy Region, Myanmar.- 27 Conclusion and Policy Implications. sakriti opis