@inproceedings{fdi:010024653, title = {{T}he {C}hao {P}hraya delta in perspective : a comparison with the {R}ed {R}iver and {M}ekong deltas, {V}ietnam}, author = {{D}ao {T}he {T}uan and {M}olle, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he deltas are the major rice bowls of {A}sia. {T}hey combine high population densities with intensive agriculture. {A}gricultural activities are strongly shaped by the hydrologic regime, its floods, low flows in the dry-season and the tidal effect. {T}heir historical development seen in terms of settlements, cultural origin and socio-political formation are nevertheless contrasting. {T}his paper attempts to highlight a few commonalities of the {R}ed {R}iver, {M}ekong and {C}hao {P}hraya deltas, together with their main discrepancies. {I}t thus provides a comparative perspective on the {C}hao {P}hraya delta and helps sketching out its particularities. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{RIZICULTURE} ; {HISTOIRE} ; {MILIEU} {DELTAIQUE} ; {ETUDE} {COMPARATIVE} ; {ACTIVITE} {AGRICOLE} ; {REGIME} {HYDROLOGIQUE} ; {AGRICULTURE} {INTENSIVE} ; {IRRIGATION} ; {DENSITE} {DE} {POPULATION} ; {SYSTEME} {AGRAIRE} ; {EVOLUTION} ; {SYSTEME} {DE} {CULTURE} ; {INONDATION} ; {INTEGRATION} {ECONOMIQUE} ; {PRODUCTION} {AGRICOLE} ; {FACTEUR} {SOCIOECONOMIQUE} ; {MINORITE} {ETHNIQUE} ; {IMMIGRATION} ; {RISQUE} {NATUREL} ; {SOCIETE} {RURALE} ; {STRUCTURE} {SOCIALE} ; {THAILANDE} ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {CHAO} {PHRAYA} {DELTA} ; {MEKONG} {DELTA} ; {RED} {RIVER} {DELTA} ; {COCHINCHINE}}, numero = {}, pages = {399--421}, booktitle = {{T}he {C}hao {P}hraya delta : historical development, dynamics and challenges of {T}hailand's rice bowl}, year = {2000}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010024653}, }