@article{fdi:010034762, title = {{A}nalysis of village accessibility and its impact on land use dynamics in a mountainous province of northern {V}ietnam}, author = {{C}astella, {J}ean-{C}hristophe and {P}ham {H}ung {M}anh and {S}uan {P}heng {K}am and {V}illano, {L}. and {T}ronche, {N}.{R}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}urveys carried out in mountainous areas of northern {V}ietnam at research sites selected across a gradient of market integration, revealed strong relationships between the location of the village with respect to the national road network and the nature of its land-use systems, its poverty level and more generally its potential for development. {W}e developed and tested in {B}ac {K}an province a method to give an objective and quantitative definition of accessibility over a large geographic area. {A}ccessibility maps integrated in a provincial {GIS} showed that despite recent improvements to the road network, some remote areas do not benefit from recent development. (c) 2005 {E}lsevier {L}td. {A}ll rights reserved.}, keywords = {{VILLAGE} ; {FRONTIERE} ; {ROUTE} ; {TRANSPORT} ; {LOCALISATION} ; {SYSTEME} {D}'{INFORMATION} {GEOGRAPHIQUE} ; {CARTE} {THEMATIQUE} ; {TOPOGRAPHIE} ; {UTILISATION} {DU} {SOL} ; {POPULATION} {RURALE} ; {PAUVRETE} ; {DEVELOPPEMENT} {RURAL} ; {ZONE} {DE} {MONTAGNE} ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {NORD} {VIET} {NAM}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}pplied {G}eography}, volume = {25}, numero = {}, pages = {308--326}, ISSN = {0143-6228}, year = {2005}, DOI = {10.1016/j.apgeog.2005.07.003}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010034762}, }