Link to the SECO project:
Resilient Cities in Viet Nam: A Guide for Planning Urban Environment Programs (2017)
| Publication year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Pages | 80 |
| Price | free |
| Languages | English |
(PDF, 80 Pages, 9.0 MB, English)
This paper has two parts. The focus of the first part is on building healthy and resilient cities in Vietnam. The economic transformation of Viet Nam in recent decades has resulted in rapid urbanization, with expanded towns and cities placing much stress on public service provision, ecologies and the environment. This part has been jointly prepared by consultants working with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the German Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). It reflects the experience gained by both organizations during their long years of operating in the urban environment sector together with the Government of Viet Nam. The second part of the paper builds on the first part. The focus is Vietnam’s cities, and the regions surrounding them, are growing quickly, bringing many benefits but also leading to new and increased risks of exposure to natural disasters and environmental change. These developments, combined with international economic and environmental trends, have led to the emergence of new challenges that in turn need structural changes to administrative and management systems. This part of the chapter examines two trends, firstly, rapid urbanization and changes to settlement patterns and, secondly, the risks associated with climate change and the increasing frequency of natural disasters.
