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The Vietnamese city in transition, edited by Patrick Gubry [and four others]

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The Vietnamese city in transition

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edited by Patrick Gubry [and four others]

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Since the Doi Moi policy of economic renovation was introduced in 1986, Vietnam has undergone deep transformations as a result of the transition to a socialist-oriented market economy. Social and urban transition has taken place in parallel, as urban dynamics were spurred on by Vietnamese public and private stakeholders, and by external agents such as international organizations and international solidarity organizations, experts, consultants and bilateral aid organizations. Here are the results of research carried out by French, Canadian and Vietnamese teams from the north and south of the country on the overarching theme of Vietnamese cities in transition. Some of this research deals with urban dynamics, some with the issues at stake within such dynamics, or with the strategies of the most significant stakeholders in urban transition: civil society, donors within the framework of official aid for development, consultants and international consultancy firms. These projects were carried out between 2001 and 2004 as part of the Urban Research Programme for Development (PRUD), and mainly focus on Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, or both in the case of comparative studies. Is there such a thing as a Vietnamese model of an Asian city? It seems that urban transition in Vietnam is not taking place in as radical and abrupt a manner as in China. The country's capacity for absorbing external models, the quest for a third way between state intervention and economic liberalism, and the fact that the country's architectural heritage is taken into account in urban planning, are just some of the reasons for its particularity. The issues addressed in each chapter, as well as the proposals for further research suggested by the contributors, should act as a catalyst for urban research in Vietnam.--, Provided by publisher

Urban research in action / Charles Goldblum -- Urban transition in Vietnam / Christian Pedelahore de Loddis -- Road system and urban recomposition in Hanoi / Emmanuel Cerise and Rene de Maximy -- Intra-urban mobility in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi / Patrick Gubry ... [et al.] -- Resettlement issues of informal settlement areas in Ho Chi Minh City / Franck Castiglioni, Ludovic Dewaele, and Nguyen Quang Vinh -- Changes in public water management / Claude De Miras and Fanny Quertamp Nguyen -- The role of civil society in urban environmental management / Rene Parenteau and Nguyen Quoc Thong -- Assessment of projects supported by official development assistance based on partnership formats, from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi / Laurence Nguyen, Nguyen Duc Nhuan, and Nguyen Trong Nam Tran -- Relations between international consultants and the local engineering force in urban infrastructures / Eric Baye and Jean-Michel Cusset in collaboration with Nguyen Thien Phu -- A diverse approach to research on urban issues / Jean-Michel Cusset ... [et al.]