Greening the Gap
Investigating the opportunities for implementing landscape-based stormwater solution in the dense built-up environment in Ho Chi Minh City through a community-based adaptation approach.
The aim is to visualize alternative solutions to the conventional engineered sewer system, to mitigate the flood risks in Ho Chi Minh City, enhance the livability and support the social life of the city.
The urban ecosystems and their crucial role towards more climate adaptable cities
Urban ecosystems are defined as interconnected green areas and other open spaces in the urban environment, which preserve the functioning of natural ecosystems and creates value for people and biodiversity.
They provide crucial services that can significantly mitigate the consequences of climate change and provide habitats for a unique flora and fauna. Furthermore urban ecosystems enhances the the livability and overall well being of urban dwellers.
A holistic approach to more sustainable cities
Today, we build and future-proof our cities with technologies and infrastructures developed in the past century, but these infrastructures have often been shown not to be sufficient, in relation to protecting our cities against hazards and extreme events.
Politicians, landscape planners and managers therefore demand a new solution to designing and developing cities that are resilient and adaptable to climate change, by integrating social and nature-based solutions. But a radical transition to more sustainable, resilient and equitable cities, requires a holistic and integrated approach.
