@inproceedings{StorchDownesRujner, author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K. and Rujner, Hendrik}, title = {The Challenge of Spatial Information Management for Adaptation to Climate Change in Ho Chi Minh City}, series = {EnviroInfo 2010, Integration of Environmental Information in Europe, Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection Cologne/Bonn, Germany}, booktitle = {EnviroInfo 2010, Integration of Environmental Information in Europe, Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection Cologne/Bonn, Germany}, editor = {Greve, Klaus and Cremers, Armin B.}, publisher = {Shaker-Verlag}, address = {Aachen}, isbn = {978-3-8322-9458-8}, pages = {169 -- 176}, abstract = {The environmental dimension of spatial planning in emerging Asian megacities such as Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has become a strong rationale for coordinating spatially well defined adaptation actions and integrating mitigation policies. Climate change is changing the traditional context of urban development planning and is shaping the priorities of sustainability. While urban development trends in HCMC are addressing both mitigation needs and the rationale of adaptation to the effects of climate change, the main focus of combating climate change impacts in the megaurban region of HCMC has to be the practical implementation of adaptation measures. Planned adaptation implies policy decisions and measures at the urban-scale that facilitates the reduction of the adverse impacts of climate change. For HCMC it creates the necessity to take climate change responses into account in spatial planning practices. This will also lead to changes in the traditional administrative structures that spatial planning is accustomed to. Since many of the main impacts of climate change have a land-use or water-management dimension, a downscaled and spatially explicit urban environmental planning information system can function as a switchboard for mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development objectives. Currently there are large differences in the way knowledge is produced, the analytical approaches that are used and the designed urban and environmental planning strategies. The proposed sharing of a commonly accepted spatial information base can engage the dialogue between stakeholders and scientists in order to support the development of spatially explicit planning strategies that anticipate the climate change risks at the mega-urban scale and contribute to sustainable and resilient settlement structures for HCMC.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{DownesStorch, author = {Downes, Nigel K. and Storch, Harry}, title = {Understanding Urban Structures - An Approach for Assessing Climate Risk in Emerging Megacities}, series = {EnviroInfo 2013 - Environmental Informatics and Renewable Energies, 27th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection, September 2-4, 2013, University of Hamburg, Germany}, booktitle = {EnviroInfo 2013 - Environmental Informatics and Renewable Energies, 27th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection, September 2-4, 2013, University of Hamburg, Germany}, editor = {Page, Bernd and Fleischer, Andreas G. and G{\"o}bel, Johannes and Wohlgemuth, Volker}, publisher = {Shaker-Verlag}, address = {Marburg}, isbn = {978-3-8440-1676-5}, pages = {781 -- 789}, language = {en} } @incollection{StorchEckertDownesetal., author = {Storch, Harry and Eckert, Ronald and Downes, Nigel K. and Schwartze, Frank and Huynh, Chau}, title = {HCMC: Climate-Adapted Planning}, series = {Space Planning and Design : Integrated Planning and Design Solutions for Future Megacities}, booktitle = {Space Planning and Design : Integrated Planning and Design Solutions for Future Megacities}, editor = {Pahl-Weber, Elke and Schwartze, Frank}, publisher = {Jovis}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-86859-277-1}, pages = {178 -- 191}, language = {en} } @misc{DownesStorch, author = {Downes, Nigel K. and Storch, Harry}, title = {Current Constraints and Future Directions for Risk Adapted Land-Use Planning Practices in the High-Density Asian Setting of Ho Chi Minh City}, series = {Planning Practice and Research}, volume = {29}, journal = {Planning Practice and Research}, number = {3}, issn = {1360-0583}, doi = {10.1080/02697459.2014.929835}, pages = {220 -- 237}, abstract = {The need to integrate adaptation efforts into land-use planning policies has been only recently recognised in Ho Chi Minh City, where only the very latest planning guidance addresses both flooding resilience and the mitigation of urban heat. This paper outlines the development contexts and the current barriers for adapted land-use planning within the city. The key challenge is how to affectively guide and influence the mainly individual developer driven urban development within a land-use planning system which aims to spatially and explicitly communicate the important functions and services of open and natural non built-up urban spaces. As the implementation of more spatially explicit non-structural adaptation measures is in strong contrast to the current market driven private and short-term developer interests, the main development trajectories are questioned and synergies identified.}, language = {en} } @incollection{SchmidtKatzschnerDownesetal., author = {Schmidt, Michael and Katzschner, Antje and Downes, Nigel K. and Gravert, Andreas and Burghardt, Ren{\´e} and Storch, Harry}, title = {Urban development, climate change, and associated risks in Ho Chi Minh City : Vulnerabilities and adaptation challenges for a rapidly growing megacity}, series = {Institutional and Social Innovation for Sustainable Urban Development}, booktitle = {Institutional and Social Innovation for Sustainable Urban Development}, editor = {Mieg, Harald A. and T{\"o}pfer, Klaus}, publisher = {Routledge Chapman \& Hall}, address = {London [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-0-415-63005-4}, pages = {180 -- 192}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{DownesStorchRujneretal., author = {Downes, Nigel K. and Storch, Harry and Rujner, Hendrik and Moon, Ki Duk}, title = {Urban Sustainability in Times of Changing Climate: The Case of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam}, series = {46th ISOCARP Congress 2010 "Sustainable City, Developing World", Nairobi Kenya}, booktitle = {46th ISOCARP Congress 2010 "Sustainable City, Developing World", Nairobi Kenya}, publisher = {ISOCARP}, address = {The Hague}, pages = {1 -- 8}, language = {en} } @misc{DownesStorchThanhLe, author = {Downes, Nigel K. and Storch, Harry and Thanh Le, Hoa}, title = {Understanding the settlement patterns of Ho Chi Minh City as a key for adaptation to climate change}, series = {Aachener Geographische Arbeiten}, volume = {50}, journal = {Aachener Geographische Arbeiten}, issn = {0587-4068}, pages = {45 -- 68}, language = {en} } @incollection{StorchDownes, author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K.}, title = {Strategic Land-Use Planning in a Changing Climate : adapting to the Spatial Dynamics of Risk in Ho Chi Minh City}, series = {Urban Environment, Proceedings of the 11th Urban Environment Symposium (UES), held in Karlsruhe, Germany, 16-19 September 2012}, booktitle = {Urban Environment, Proceedings of the 11th Urban Environment Symposium (UES), held in Karlsruhe, Germany, 16-19 September 2012}, editor = {Rauch, S{\´e}bastien and Morrison, Gregory and Norra, Stefan and Schleicher, Nina}, publisher = {Springer Netherlands}, address = {Dordrecht}, isbn = {978-94-007-7755-2}, doi = {10.1007/978-94-007-7756-9_35}, pages = {399 -- 409}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StorchDownesNguyenetal., author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K. and Nguyen, Xuan Thinh and Schmidt, Michael and Nguyen, Thi Hien Thuan and Ho, Long Phi and Goedecke, Manfred and Welsch, J{\"o}rn}, title = {Urban Environmental Planning Strategies for Ho Chi Minh City's Adaptation Response to Climate Change}, series = {Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, 2010, Session: Combating Climate Change in Mega Cities, Online paper abstracts}, booktitle = {Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, 2010, Session: Combating Climate Change in Mega Cities, Online paper abstracts}, publisher = {AAG}, address = {Washington, DC}, language = {en} } @misc{HelbronSchmidtGlassonetal., author = {Helbron, Hendrike and Schmidt, Michael and Glasson, John and Downes, Nigel K.}, title = {Indicators for strategic environmental assessment in regional land use planning to assess conflicts with adaptation to global climate change}, series = {Ecological Indicators}, volume = {11}, journal = {Ecological Indicators}, number = {1}, issn = {1470-160X}, doi = {10.1016/j.ecolind.2009.06.016}, pages = {90 -- 95}, abstract = {The paper presents the use of indicators in a site-specific assessment method for strategic environmental assessment in regional land use planning (here: SEA-REP). It is explained with the example of the state of environment indicator 'LUCCA 4—Urban Areas at Risk of Flooding', how SEA as a decision-aiding instrument can contribute to the prevention of conflicts with policy for adaptation to climate change. The method begins with the determination of impact factors for SEA. In the presented study, the physical impact factors of land consumption, land use change, and directed flooding were recognised. A core problem during the selection of indicators for land uses for the adaptation to climate change (here: LUCCA) and the derivation of assessment thresholds was a lack of region-wide policy objectives for the protection of land and resources. Therefore, in a second step, regional environmental orientation objectives were derived from national and EU environmental policy. A standard method for the selection of LUCCA indicators and the derivation of assessment thresholds for conflict analysis is described. Three classes of conflict classification for regional plan designations on the individual site are proposed. It is recommended that future adaptation measures of regional land use planning should be designations of specific land uses as priority areas for urban areas prone to flood risk.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StorchDownes, author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K.}, title = {Ho Chi Minh City: Opportunities for Adaptation via Spatial Planning Strategies}, series = {Deltas in Times of Climate Change - Connecting world science and deltas, 1th International conference Rotterdam, the Netherlands 29 September - 1 October 2010, Abstracts Scientific Programme Deltas in Depth}, booktitle = {Deltas in Times of Climate Change - Connecting world science and deltas, 1th International conference Rotterdam, the Netherlands 29 September - 1 October 2010, Abstracts Scientific Programme Deltas in Depth}, editor = {Kabat, Pavel and Vellinga, Pier}, publisher = {www.climatedeltaconference.org}, address = {Rotterdam}, pages = {S. 228}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{NguyenLeSchmidtetal., author = {Nguyen, Thi Phuong Chau and Le, Thanh Hoa and Schmidt, Michael and Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K.}, title = {Measuring the Housing Loss and Analyzing the Flooding Impacts in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam}, series = {GIT4NDM - reduce exposure to reduce risk, proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Geo-information Technology for Natural Disaster Management(GIT4NDM), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-8 Nov. 2012}, booktitle = {GIT4NDM - reduce exposure to reduce risk, proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Geo-information Technology for Natural Disaster Management(GIT4NDM), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-8 Nov. 2012}, editor = {Silva, R. de and Kumar, N. and Mehmood, H.}, publisher = {Geoinformatics International}, address = {Pathumthani, Thailand}, pages = {1 -- 5}, language = {en} } @incollection{StorchDownes, author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K.}, title = {Urban Environment: An Overview of Results}, series = {Sustainable Ho Chi Minh City: Climate Policies for Emerging Mega Cities}, booktitle = {Sustainable Ho Chi Minh City: Climate Policies for Emerging Mega Cities}, editor = {Katzschner, Antje and Waibel, Michael and Schwede, Dirk and Katzschner, Lutz and Schmidt, Michael and Storch, Harry}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-3-319-04614-3}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-04615-0_3}, pages = {41 -- 49}, abstract = {This chapter provides a brief introduction into the thematic research results of the action field "Urban Environment" of the project. The developed framework provides support to incorporate the essential steps of integrated adaptation planning, which include the spatially explicit mapping of risks and recommended planning measures for risk reduction. Urban adaptation policies are often seen to interact with other policy goals, leading to an assortment of trade-offs and implementation constraints. Using an integrated planning approach, trade-offs and synergies were be explicitly mapped, going beyond the simple qualitative statements that have been used in many urban climate adaptation studies to date. The chapters of part "Urban Environment" present the results of the detailed analysis of three core urban adaptation policies, urban flood-risk management (Thinh et al. 2016, this volume), urban storm-water management (Rujner and Goedecke 2016, this volume) and urban heat-island mitigation (Katzschner et al. 2016, this volume), while the energy consumption of the transport sector is analysed as one important urban mitigation policy (Emberger 2016, this volume). These individual chapters are contextualised and framed by an introduction of the integrative planning framework for adapted land-use planning (Storch et al. 2016, this volume), recommendation for the administrative integration (Goedecke and Welsch 2016, this volume) and the explanation of the developed spatial information basis developed from an urban structure type approach (Downes et al. 2016, this volume).}, language = {en} } @incollection{StorchDownesSchmidtetal., author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K. and Schmidt, Michael and Van Nguyen, Thi Cam and Dinh, Le Canh and Thanh, Bao}, title = {Adaptation: Integrative Planning Framework for Adapted Land-Use Planning}, series = {Sustainable Ho Chi Minh City: Climate Policies for Emerging Mega Cities}, booktitle = {Sustainable Ho Chi Minh City: Climate Policies for Emerging Mega Cities}, editor = {Katzschner, Antje and Waibel, Michael and Schwede, Dirk and Katzschner, Lutz and Schmidt, Michael and Storch, Harry}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-3-319-04614-3}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-04615-0_4}, pages = {51 -- 73}, abstract = {The adaptation of mega-urban regions and their landscapes to climate change is predominantly a spatial planning matter. Rapidly developing Asian megacities, like Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) in Vietnam, need to become more resilient and less vulnerable to climate change. Our contribution takes spatial planning as the starting point. It highlights opportunities and challenges for spatially-explicit adaptation strategies in HCMC and shows how adaptation to climate change can be used to influence land-use planning and future urban development. Special attention is given to urban water management issues. Here the focus lies on risk management and non-structural protection measures to lessen climate-related urban risks. For rapidly developing mega-urban regions the need for focused support and guidance in formulating and embedding suitable adaptation policies and spatially explicit zoning regulations is apparent. Within its multi-stakeholder environment borne out of conflicting interests, land use planning requires more than ever science-based information to formulate spatially explicit and integrated urban climate adaptation policies.}, language = {en} } @incollection{DownesStorchSchmidtetal., author = {Downes, Nigel K. and Storch, Harry and Schmidt, Michael and Van Nguyen, Thi Cam and Dinh, Le Canh and Tran, Thong Nhat and Hoa, Le Thanh}, title = {Understanding Ho Chi Minh City's Urban Structures for Urban Land-Use Monitoring and Risk-Adapted Land-Use Planning}, series = {Sustainable Ho Chi Minh City: Climate Policies for Emerging Mega Cities}, booktitle = {Sustainable Ho Chi Minh City: Climate Policies for Emerging Mega Cities}, editor = {Katzschner, Antje and Waibel, Michael and Schwede, Dirk and Katzschner, Lutz and Schmidt, Michael and Storch, Harry}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-3-319-04614-3}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-04615-0_6}, pages = {89 -- 116}, abstract = {This chapter outlines an urban structure type approach used to portray, classify and understand the settlement patterns and urban structures of the current and emerging landscapes of Ho Chi Minh City. An important prerequisite for establishing much needed efficient and proactive, as well as rapid, adaptation planning strategies is the spatial and rational characterisation of the current urban fabric according to vulnerability relevant features. In our work an understanding of urban settlement patterns and urban structures allowed for the capturing of the highly dynamic spatiotemporal social and structural changes associated with rapid urbanisation processes. The aim was an integrated assessment of the underlying the inherent urban resilience based on coherent and credible indicator sets. The approach provides a common spatial framework at the resolution of the urban block for data integration various thematic and scientific disciplines at the same spatial scale. The scale provides a clear instrument to generate portfolios of block-specific core indicators, move across scales, run scenarios and aggregate to larger planning horizons, ultimately useful to determine hotspots for administrative interventions and to assist prioritising in spatial planning decision-making.}, language = {en} } @misc{StockDownes, author = {Stock, Oliver and Downes, Nigel K.}, title = {Effects of additions of organic matter on the penetration resistance of glacial till for the entire water tension range}, series = {Soil \& Tillage Research}, volume = {99}, journal = {Soil \& Tillage Research}, number = {2}, issn = {0167-1987}, doi = {10.1016/j.still.2008.02.002}, pages = {191 -- 201}, language = {en} }