A stepping stone of Hanoi : a tri valent design proposal of urban resilient development of Van Chuong
Hanoi, is the capital of the Socialist republic of Vietnam, a developing country in Southeast Asia. Located in the Red river delta, the topography make the city threatened by flooding during the yearly monsoon. Vietnam is close to one of the five typhoon centers in the world and a forecast of cl...
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SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development
2015
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| Summary: | Hanoi, is the capital of the Socialist republic of Vietnam, a developing
country in Southeast Asia. Located in the Red river
delta, the topography make the city threatened by flooding
during the yearly monsoon. Vietnam is close to one of the
five typhoon centers in the world and a forecast of climate
change in this region, is intensified monsoon precipitation,
storms and rising temperatures.
After the implementation of the Doi Moi policy in 1986,
a market economy was adopted in Vietnam. This enabled
people to own land and use it freely. It also invited foreign
countries and enterprises to invest in building and infrastructure
projects, which made it possible to break the postwar
economic isolation. Hanoi started to grow. The economic
growth improved the socio-economical standard to people,
boosting the urbanization. During these almost 30 years the
structure of the city has dramatically changed and become
a densified and sprawling city. This development has put a
great pressure on infrastructure, water management and air
quality. Further it has resulted in an apparent loss of green-,
blue- and public space. In the context of increasing threat of
climate change hazards, loss of bio diversity, increased risk of
flooding and social inequalities make fostering urban resilience
in Hanoi to an urgent matter.
In order to gain a greater understanding of how to foster
resilient urban development by green and blue measures and
create public places that correspond to the local context, a design
proposal of the development of Van Chuong in Dong Da
district in central Hanoi was done. Green-, blue and public
structures of Hanoi was analysed by using the Tri valent design
theory according to Ian Thomson, as a framework.
The questions “What values do green and blue structures
add residents of Van Chuong?”, “How can green- and blue
structures in Van Chuong be designed in order to foster urban
resilience? and “Can green, blue- and public space in Van
Chuong be preserved by design? are discussed. The designprocess
and the choice of methodology are reflected as well,
and last research questions for future interests are introduced. |
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