- Urbanizing without Sprawl: Vietnam experiences and perspective    click here to open paper content424 kb
by    Duong Quoc, Nghi | dqn@uepp.org   click here to send an email to the auther(s) of this paper
Short Outline
This paper depicts some urban sprawl experiences of Vietnamese cities and related challenges and opportunities in the light of the country's urban development trends and perspectives. Finally, it proposes some new ways of thinking in addressing the issue.
Abstract
Urban sprawl refers to urban development along major external corridors of big cities. This has been identified as a typical urbanized phenomenon in urbanizing countries,especially in developing countries, causing inefficient land uses, transport bottle necks and environmental pollutions. Conventional planning approaches such as master-planning, strategic road widening, satellite city system etc. seem still ineffective.

This paper depicts some urban sprawl experiences of Viet Nam cities. Then it analyses the challenges and opportunities in the light of the country urban development trends and perspective. Finally, it proposes some new ways of thinking in addressing the issue.
Keywords
Urban planning strategies
Case Study presented on the ISOCARP Congress 2008: Urban Growth without Sprawl
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