Impact of new rural planning on livelihood assets in Tho Xuan, Thanh Hoa province: an empirical analysis using the sustainable livelihood framework

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This study evaluates the impact of the New Rural Planning (NRP) on household livelihood assets and propose context-specific strategies for sustainable livelihood development in Tho Xuan, Thanh Hoa province. Based on the Sustainable Livelihood Framework (SLF), a proportional random sampling method was used to survey 450 households across three selected communes. Primary data were collected through face-to-face interviews and supplemented with secondary sources. Data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Tukey’s post-hoc test, and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients. The study examines the effects of four planning components - spatial planning (SP), land use planning (LUP), production planning (PP), and construction planning (CP) - on livelihood assets across three regions. The results show that SP has the strongest positive correlation with crop production livelihood asset in Region 3. LUP is the most influential factor with livestock livelihood asset in Region 1; and services asset in Region 3. PP has the greatest positive impact on livelihood assets in Regions 1 and 2. CP has the greatest impact on crop production asset in Region 1. The findings offer important implications for policymakers in designing effective and context-responsive strategies for sustainable livelihood development.