BIOGRAPHY

Do Hau is a senior expert and he has more than 50 -year experience of training and research in the fields of urban planning and urban management. He has been giving lectures at undergraduate and graduate level, supervising undergraduate, Master and PhD students  in Hanoi Architectural University and University of Architecture of Hochiminh city as well as giving thematic lectures in many universities in Poland, Canada, Spain, Korea. He has written many books in the fields of urban sociology, urban planning, urban management,urban real-estate and land management, planning with community participation…Besides, he works as consultant in many projects. He is the head of many urban planning and architecture design projects. He was the director and team leader of many research projects sponsored by EU, ADB, CIDA, DANIDA, JICA, Ford Foundation… on urban planning, urban management and climate change impact and adaptation assessments. He was the head of many national research projects as well as research projects for Ministry of Construction and Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang, Lao Cai… cities  in the fields of urban planning and urban management.

TOPIC

International experiences in urban renewal and regeneration. Lessons for Vietnamese cities

ABSTRACT

Cities play an important role in the development of the country. In many cities around the world, the urban authorities have paid attention to urban renovation and beautification and have achieved many good results, contributing to improving the quality of life for people, improving the urban appearance and promoting socio-economic development. Urban renovation and beautification has become an inevitable trend to improve the living environment and enhance the quality of urban life, aiming at sustainable development. Each country has a different approach in the process of urban renovation and beautification. Some good models that some countries in the world apply in the process of urban renovation and beautification may be lessons for the renovation and beautification work in urban areas in Vietnam to refer to.

This article introduces some lessons learned from some countries in the world on urban renovation and beautification. From there, some lessons are drawn for urban renovation and beautification in Vietnam.