Comprehensive sustainable development of rural area – towards a pure Vietnamese village in the 21st century

Abstract

     The rural area is a spacious category and opposite of the urban area. It contains the residential area, the private and public architectural building (house, yard, garden, functional area), the infrastructure such as road, green park, square, electricity, water supply, waste water drainage, solid waste collection point, center for public services such as school, infirmary, club, sport place, the place for religious services (temple, church, cemetery, ...) and the place for economic activities (market, ...), the area for outdoor recreation, landscape, ... The Vietnamese rural area has a long tradition and the own character (especially very Vietnamese). Until now, beside other functions the function of agricultural production belongs to the first rank and it must be developed by anyway. Especially in the situation of the integration and globalization, based on the low KAP (knowledge, attitude and practice) of farmers, the weak management of the local government, the not complete and weak legal system ... the rural area is heavily "polluted". Therefore it is difficult to promote and preserve the best and fine of Vietnamese rural area. The government needs to set up a policy for integrated development of rural area in order to fulfill a range of goals: production, environmental protection, protection of landscape and cultural preservation and towards a pure Vietnamese village in the 21st century.