@misc{StorchDownes, author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K.}, title = {A Scenario-based Approach to Assess Ho Chi Minh City's Urban Development Strategies Against the Impact of Climate Change}, 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} } @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} } @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} } @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} }