Megacity Research Project TP. Ho Chi MinhIntegrative Urban and Environmental Planning Framework

Adaptation to Global Climate Change

WP 6 – Precaution and Adaptation Strategies on the Regional and City Level

Work Package 6:

Precaution and AdaptationStrategies to Climate Change Impacts on the Regional and

City Level

Megacity Research Project TP. Ho Chi MinhIntegrative Urban and Environmental Planning Framework

Adaptation to Global Climate Change

WP 6 – Precaution and Adaptation Strategies on the Regional and City Level

Megacity Research Project TP. Ho Chi MinhIntegrative Urban and Environmental Planning Framework

Adaptation to Global Climate Change

Strategic prioritiesConcentration on areas safe from flooding “Taboo zones" in highly vulnerable areasUrban growth in higher-level areas in NW and E of HCMCUrban green spaces for ventilation and prevention of urban heat islandsCapacity building to strengthen the local institutional contextCity of short distances with decentralized concentration

Areas suitable for potential developmentSustainable land useInner city redevelopment prior to growth in outer areasHigher densities in existing settlement areas in the suburban and peri-urban areas

WP 6 –Precaution and adaptation strategies on the regional-/ city-level

Megacity Research Project TP. Ho Chi MinhIntegrative Urban and Environmental Planning Framework

Adaptation to Global Climate Change

WP 6 – Precaution and Adaptation Strategies on the Regional and City Level

Vietnamese CounterpartsSouthern Institute for Urban and Rural Planning (SIUP)Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies (HIDS)

Urban Management DepartmentUrban Planning and Construction Institute

Department of Planning and Architecture (DPA)Department of TransportationCenter of Environment and Transport Development

German Research TeamBTU Cottbus (Thorsten Wiechmann, Christian Voigt, Andreas Gravert)GRI, Berlin (Bodo Fuhrmann)

Megacity Research Project TP. Ho Chi MinhIntegrative Urban and Environmental Planning Framework

Adaptation to Global Climate Change

WP 6 – Precaution and Adaptation Strategies on the Regional and City Level

Regional Development Plan

Highly Centralized Model Centralized Multi-Pole ModelDecentralized Model

Overall vision: economic growthSpatial concept: Centralized Multi-Pole Model favouredClimate change adaptation: impacts of global warming consideredAwareness towards climate change impacts ≠ measuresDepartment of general coordination recommended

Megacity Research Project TP. Ho Chi MinhIntegrative Urban and Environmental Planning Framework

Adaptation to Global Climate Change

WP 6 – Precaution and Adaptation Strategies on the Regional and City Level

Overall vision: economic, cultural and scientific centreSpatial concept: Strategic Development CorridorsClimate change adaptation: Impacts of global warming are considered and integratedAdaptation and mitigation measures recommendedTo some extent the proposed development conflicts with climate change impactsParticular attention on institutional strengthening

Urban Development Plan

Megacity Research Project TP. Ho Chi MinhIntegrative Urban and Environmental Planning Framework

Adaptation to Global Climate Change

WP 6 – Precaution and Adaptation Strategies on the Regional and City Level

New Urban Strategy

Strategic FrameworkJoint research

Review of plans

Policy advice

Development GuidelinesMultilevel

Crosscutting

Area specific

Megacity Research Project

Contribution of all WP3 pilotsSouthern corridor, north-western corridor, centre

built up areas not built-up areas

elevated areas with low risk of flooding

redevelopment area

urbanization promotion area

low lying areas with high risk of flooding high risk area urbanization

control area

Megacity Research Project TP. Ho Chi MinhIntegrative Urban and Environmental Planning Framework

Adaptation to Global Climate Change

WP 6 – Precaution and Adaptation Strategies on the Regional and City LevelSource: Approved Transport Masterplan

Focus on the improvement of public transportStreamlining urban expansion with public transport networks expansion (URMT - Bus network)Approved Transport Masterplan states 6 linesProject Line 1 and 2 in progressImplementation of the other 5 lines is undetermined

Megacity Research Project TP. Ho Chi MinhIntegrative Urban and Environmental Planning Framework

Adaptation to Global Climate Change

WP 6 – Precaution and Adaptation Strategies on the Regional and City Level

Idea: BRT Network

Megacity Research Project TP. Ho Chi MinhIntegrative Urban and Environmental Planning Framework

Adaptation to Global Climate Change

WP 6 – Precaution and Adaptation Strategies on the Regional and City Level

Ferries

Megacity Research Project TP. Ho Chi MinhIntegrative Urban and Environmental Planning Framework

Adaptation to Global Climate Change

WP 6 – Precaution and Adaptation Strategies on the Regional and City Level

New Mobility Strategy

Pilot study Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), e.g. western corridor 2

Technology for speeding up public transport

Road design in built up and new areas

Megacity Research Project TP. Ho Chi MinhIntegrative Urban and Environmental Planning Framework

Adaptation to Global Climate Change

WP 6 – Precaution and Adaptation Strategies on the Regional and City Level

Vision: FLEXITY

Light-rail vehicleCapacity for up to 74 seated passengers and 176 StandeesCan reach a max. speed up to 70 km/h