As climate change and urban development are closely interlinked and often interact negatively; this edited volume takes Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC); Vietnamrsquo;s 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 HCMCrsquo;s municipal government to adapt to risks related to climate change.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A real fanBy a kindle readerI love the Coen brothers. I thought this book would be great. I found it mostly uninteresting. a little repetitive. and bit overblown by intellectual gyrations trying to relate Coen movies to other movies. The author really Wiesenthal stretches to demonstrate the latter. I skimmed a good part of it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Enjoyed the readBy Kindle CustomerI always look forward to seeing new Coen Bros films. and downloaded the book out of curiosity about their lives and quirks. since they seem to have them in spades. Enjoyed the read. I hope they take time to get their mojo back because their last few films havent measured up to earlier ones.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. For the real cinema aficionadoBy Paule-Audrey MINKLEYInteresting. Describes more each film the brothers did. Their bio is woven into the history of each movie. A bit boring at times.
