BIOGRAPHY

Hoang Vinh Hung is Director General of Vietnam Institute for Urban and Rural Planning (VIUP). Before coming to VIUP, he has worked in Urban Development Agency, Ministry of Construction. He has previously served in Faculty of Urban Management, Hanoi University of Architecture as an associate professor.

Dr. Hung received Ph.D. degree in urban planning and disaster risk management from Kyoto University. He had been a visiting scholar in Institute of Urban and Regional Development, University of California, Berkeley. His scholarly research focused on urban planning, urban development policy, climate change mitigation and adaptation. His applied research and practice comprised works for MOC on policies of urbanization and climate change; and for provincial authorities in Vietnam on regional and urban development plans.

TOPIC

Solutions for urban planning and implementation of local government toward sustainable urban development

ABSTRACT

This presentation provides an overview of the role of cities; the characteristics, trends, and challenges of urbanization; and the solutions in planning and implementation that local governments at both levels need to undertake to achieve sustainable urban development in Vietnam.