Sustainable Ho Chi Minh City : climate policies for emerging mega cities /

Sustainable Ho Chi Minh City : climate policies for emerging mega cities /

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Imprint:Cham : Springer, 2016.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Subject:
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Sustainable development.
Environmental degradation.
Environmental degradation.
Sustainable development.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) -- Growth -- Environmental aspects.
Vietnam -- Ho Chi Minh City.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12455113
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Other authors / contributors:Katzschner, Antje, editor.
Waibel, Michael, editor.
Schwede, Dirk, editor.
Katzschner, Lutz, editor.
Schmidt, Michael, editor.
Storch, Harry, editor.
ISBN:9783319046150
3319046152
3319046144
9783319046143
9783319046143
Digital file characteristics:text file
PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 9, 2015).
Summary:As climate change and urban development are closely interlinked and often interact negatively, this edited volume takes Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnamℓ́ℓs first mega-urban region as a case study to analyse its vulnerability to climate change and to suggest measures towards a more sustainable urban development. The book offers an overview on land use planning regarding the aspects of urban flooding, urban climate, urban energy and urban mobility as well as spatial views from the angle of urban planning such as the metropolitan level, the city, the neighbourhood and building level. It shows that to a significant degree, measures dealing with climate change can be taken from the toolbox of sustainable urban development and reflects how institutional structures need to change to enhance chances for implementation given socio-cultural and economic constraints. This is merged and integrated into a holistic perspective of planning recommendations, supporting the municipal government to increase its adaptive capacity. The authors are members of a German government funded research project on how to support HCMCℓ́ℓs municipal government to adapt to risks related to climate change.
Other form:Print version: Katzschner, Antje. Sustainable Ho Chi Minh City: Climate Policies for Emerging Mega Cities. Cham : Springer International Publishing, ©2015 9783319046143
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-04615-0
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword ``Research for the Sustainable Development of Megacities of Tomorrow
  • Ho Chi Minh City;́́ Preface by Dr. Andrea Koch-Kraft; Preface by Dr. Bao Thanh; Preface by Dr. Arch. Do Tu Lan; The Megacity Research Project in Ho Chi Minh City: Contribution and Achievements; Contents; About the Authors; Part I Introduction; Overview; References; Introduction to Ho Chi Minh City; Climate; Climate Change in Vietnam; Water Resources; Climate Change Manifestation; Impacts of Climate Change; Impacts on Water Resources; Impacts on Coastal Zones; Impacts on Agriculture.
  • Impacts on Energy and TransportationGeographic Location of Ho Chi Minh City; Urban Structures and Development; Green Spaces; Multiple Challenges; Role of German Research Team; References; Climate Change Adaptation Governance in the Ho Chi Minh City Region; The Challenge of Climate Change and the Role of Urban and Regional Planning; The Case of Ho Chi Minh City; Current Policy in the HCMC Region; Local Perception of Climate Change; Institutions Concerned with Climate Change Response and Planning; Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation Policy; Plans and Policies; Laws and Regulations.
  • Main Barriers for Effective Adaptation of the Planning SectorLack of Bottom-Up Mechanisms and Decentral Capacity; Sectoral Competition, Fragmented Decision-Making and Competition between Provinces; Lack of Information, Financial Capacity and Overload of Administration; Private Sector Driven Urban Development and Implementation Deficit; Conclusions; References; Part II Urban Environment; Objectives and Approach; References; Urban Environment: An Overview of Results; References; Adaptation: Integrative Planning Framework for Adapted Land-Use Planning.
  • The Spatial Dynamics of Risk in Ho Chi Minh CityRapid Assessment of Urbanisation in Climate Change; Administrative Spatial Planning Framework of HCMC; Land-Use Planning; Land-Use Planning: Assessing Implementation Gaps; Adapted Land-Use Planning; Implementing Climate Adaptation Policies; Adaptation to Climate Risks: Urban Flooding; Development of Recommendations for Adaptation Planning; Administrative Integration and Implementation; Monitoring Adaptation Performance; Summary and Conclusion; References.
  • Administrative Requirements for the Integration of Environmental Concerns and Demands of Climate Change into the Planning Proc ... Challenges to the Administration; Structural Framework Requirement; Administrative and Planning System; Legal Basis for Integrating Environmental Considerations into the Planning Process; Administrative Deficiencies and Proposals Towards an Environmental and Climate Change Adapted Planning; Lack of Enforcement; Decrease of Direct Political and Economic Influence on the Planning Process; Lack of Public Participation in Planning Process; Capacity Building.

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