@inproceedings{StorchDownesNguyenetal., author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K. and Nguyen, Xuan Thinh and Thamm, Hans-Peter and Ho, Long Phi and Thuc, Tran and Nguyen, Thi Hien Thuan and Emberger, G{\"u}nter and Goedecke, Manfred and Welsch, J{\"o}rn and Schmidt, Michael}, title = {Adaptation Planning Framework to Climate Change for the Urban Area of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam}, series = {Fifth Urban Research Symposium "Cities and Climate Change: Responding to an Urgent Agenda" Marseille, France, June 28-30, 2009}, booktitle = {Fifth Urban Research Symposium "Cities and Climate Change: Responding to an Urgent Agenda" Marseille, France, June 28-30, 2009}, abstract = {Situated in an intra-tropical and low elevation coastal zone, the developing megacity of Ho Chi Minh City is vulnerable to many of the adverse impacts of the present and future changes in climate. In consideration of climate change and urban development interrelations, the research case for adapting to climate change and the risks and opportunities of adaptation are set out. Based on the in-depth assessment of the vulnerability of Ho Chi Minh City, the categorized urban environment in form of a spatially explicit information system will act as a matrix for the formulation of appropriate adaptation strategies for future development and redevelopmentpolicies. The resulting Adaptation Planning Framework should form the future basis for spatially-explicit decision-making processes related to sustainable urban planning and development in HCMC.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{MoonDownesRujneretal., author = {Moon, Ki Duk and Downes, Nigel K. and Rujner, Hendrik and Storch, Harry}, title = {Adaptation of the Urban Structure Type Approach for Vulnerability Assessment of Climate Change Risks in Ho Chi Minh City}, abstract = {The contribution is based on initial research experiences of the development of spatially explicit vulnerability indicators for the impacts of climate change on the high-dense urban area of Ho Chi Minh City using an Urban Structure Type approach.}, language = {en} } @incollection{MoonStorchDownesetal., author = {Moon, Ki Duk and Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K. and Rujner, Hendrik}, title = {The Urban Structure Type Approach as a dynamic analysis and planning module for urban scale climate change and development scenarios}, series = {Kurzfassungen der Beitr{\"a}ge, ASIM 2009, 20. Symposium Simulationstechnik, 23. - 25. September 2009, BTU Cottbus}, booktitle = {Kurzfassungen der Beitr{\"a}ge, ASIM 2009, 20. Symposium Simulationstechnik, 23. - 25. September 2009, BTU Cottbus}, editor = {Gnauck, Albrecht and Luther, Bernhard}, publisher = {Shaker}, address = {Aachen}, isbn = {978-3-8322-8509-8}, pages = {281 -- 285}, language = {en} } @incollection{StorchDownesMoonetal., author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K. and Moon, Ki Duk and Rujner, Hendrik}, title = {Downscaling Climate Change Impacts to the Urban Area of Ho Chi Minh City using an Urban Structure Type Approach}, series = {EnviroInfo 2009, Environmental Informatics and Industrial Environmental Protection}, booktitle = {EnviroInfo 2009, Environmental Informatics and Industrial Environmental Protection}, editor = {Wohlgemuth, Volker}, publisher = {Shaker}, address = {Aachen}, isbn = {978-3-8322-8397-1}, pages = {329 -- 337}, language = {en} } @incollection{StorchDownesMoon, author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K. and Moon, Ki Duk}, title = {Climate Change and the Resilience of Megacities in South-East-Asia. Creating Risk-Based Climate Change Information for Ho Chi Minh City's Settlements}, series = {REAL CORP 2009: cities 3.0 - smart, sustainable, integrative, proceedings of 14th International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information Society}, booktitle = {REAL CORP 2009: cities 3.0 - smart, sustainable, integrative, proceedings of 14th International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information Society}, editor = {Schrenk, Manfred}, publisher = {CORP, Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning}, address = {Schwechat-Rannersdorf}, isbn = {978-39502139-7-3}, pages = {45 -- 54}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{Downes, author = {Downes, Nigel K.}, title = {A Spatial Urban Environmental Indicator Framework for Ho Chi Minh City's Adaptation Response to Climate Change}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StorchRujnerDownesetal., author = {Storch, Harry and Rujner, Hendrik and Downes, Nigel K. and Thong, Nhat Tran and Schmidt, Michael}, title = {Assessing Climate-related Current and Future Urban Risks in Ho Chi Minh City - Management of Spatial Planning Information based on Core-Indicators of Urban Environmental Risks}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StorchDownesRujner, author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K. and Rujner, Hendrik}, title = {A scenario-based approach to assessing the exposure and flood risk of Ho Chi Minh City's urban development strategy intimes of climate change}, series = {Innovations in sharing environmental observations and information, EnviroInfo Ispra 2011, proceedings of the 25th International Conference EnviroInfo, October 5-7, 2011}, booktitle = {Innovations in sharing environmental observations and information, EnviroInfo Ispra 2011, proceedings of the 25th International Conference EnviroInfo, October 5-7, 2011}, editor = {Pillmann, Werner and Schade, Sven and Smits, Paul}, publisher = {Shaker}, address = {Aachen}, isbn = {978-3-8440-0451-9}, pages = {270 -- 279}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StorchDownes, author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K.}, title = {The Dynamics of Urban Change in Times of Climate Change - The Case of Ho Chi Minh City}, series = {Change for stability - lifecycles of cities and regions : the role and possibilities of foresighted planning in transformation processes, proceedings of 16th International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information Society}, booktitle = {Change for stability - lifecycles of cities and regions : the role and possibilities of foresighted planning in transformation processes, proceedings of 16th International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information Society}, editor = {Schrenk, Manfred and Popovich, Vasily V. and Zeile, Peter}, publisher = {CORP, Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning}, address = {Schwechat-Rannersdorf}, isbn = {978-3-9503110-1-3}, pages = {977 -- 984}, language = {en} } @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{StorchDownes, author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K.}, title = {Ho Chi Minh City Confronts Risk of Flooding}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StorchDownesKatzschneretal., author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K. and Katzschner, Lutz and Nguyen, Xuan Thinh}, title = {Building Resilience to Climate Change Through Adaptive Land Use Planning in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{DownesStorchRujneretal., author = {Downes, Nigel K. and Storch, Harry and Rujner, Hendrik and Schmidt, Michael}, title = {Spatial Indicators for Assessing Climate Risks and Opportunities within the Urban Environment of Ho Chi Minh City}, language = {en} } @incollection{StorchDownesLe, author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K. and Le, Hoa Thanh}, title = {The Urban Risk Dilemma: Urbanisation, Modernisation and Disaster Risks in Ho Chi Minh City}, series = {REAL-CORPS 2012: Remixing the city, towards sustainability and resilience}, booktitle = {REAL-CORPS 2012: Remixing the city, towards sustainability and resilience}, editor = {Schrenk, Manfred and Popovich, Vasily V. and Zeile, Peter and Elisei, Pietro}, publisher = {Selbstverlag des Vereins CORP}, address = {Schwechat, Austria}, isbn = {978-3-9503110-3-7}, pages = {881 -- 887}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StorchDownes, author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K.}, title = {Urban growth - understanding the dominant drivers and spatial dynamics of risk}, series = {Aesop 2012, E-Book of Abstracts, 26th Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning, 11-15 July 2012, Ankara, Turkey}, booktitle = {Aesop 2012, E-Book of Abstracts, 26th Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning, 11-15 July 2012, Ankara, Turkey}, editor = {Balamir, Murat and Ersoy, Melih and Sutcliffe, Ela Babal{\i}k}, publisher = {ARBER}, address = {Ankara}, isbn = {978-975-429-306-7}, pages = {337 -- 350}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StorchDownes, author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K.}, title = {Climate Change adapted Land Use Planning - From Understanding to Implementation}, series = {Adaptation Futures 2012 - International Conference on Climate Adaptation}, booktitle = {Adaptation Futures 2012 - International Conference on Climate Adaptation}, publisher = {Elsevier Conference Services}, address = {Tucson}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{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 = {Book of abstracts, 11th Urban Environment Symposium, Urban Futures for a Sustainable World, 16-19 September 2012 in Karlsruhe, Germany}, booktitle = {Book of abstracts, 11th Urban Environment Symposium, Urban Futures for a Sustainable World, 16-19 September 2012 in Karlsruhe, Germany}, pages = {S. 105}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StorchDownes, author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K.}, title = {Liveable and resilient Ho Chi Minh City: Tackling the challenges of climate change, energy security and sustainable urban development}, series = {REAL CORP 2010, Cities for everyone: liveable, healthy, prosperous, proceedings of 15th International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information Society,}, booktitle = {REAL CORP 2010, Cities for everyone: liveable, healthy, prosperous, proceedings of 15th International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information Society,}, publisher = {CORP}, address = {Schwechat, Austria}, isbn = {978-39502139-9-7}, pages = {401 -- 409}, abstract = {Emerging Megacities in East Asia face common challenges in responding to rapid population growth and there is an urgency to develop these cities in a more liveable and sustainable manner. Future Asian Megacities can play a key role in improving energy efficiency and addressing the effects of climate change through practical and pragmatic urban environmental planning measures. This contribution illuminates the way adaptation to climate change is tackled in spatial planning strategies. The possible impacts of climate change on mega-urban regions in South-East Asia are highlighting that spatial design and urban environmental planning are a promising tool in adapting to climate change, because its integral responses are capable in dealing with uncertainties. Dealing with adaptation to climate change in the context of emerging Asian megacities requires a shift in policy options towards more proactive response strategies. 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 mega-urban region of HCMC has to be the practical implementation of adaptation measures. Planned adaptation implies spatial planning decisions and measures at the urban-scale that facilitates the reduction of the adverse impacts of climate change. Further however adaptation has the potential to realise new opportunities for defining livability and sustainability in an Asian context of urban development planning, scoping planning issues and opportunities at different spatial scales.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StorchDownes, author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K.}, title = {Adapted Land Use Planning for Future Climate Risks - Implementation Needs in Rapidly Urbanising Environments}, series = {UPE10 Next City, Planning for a New Energy \& Climate Future, 10th International Urban Planning and Environment Association Symposium, Proceedings}, booktitle = {UPE10 Next City, Planning for a New Energy \& Climate Future, 10th International Urban Planning and Environment Association Symposium, Proceedings}, editor = {Gurran, Nicole and Phibbs, Peter and Thompson, Susan}, publisher = {ICMS Pty Ltd.}, address = {Sydney, Australia}, isbn = {978-1-74210-281-8}, pages = {299 -- 311}, abstract = {Climate change studies have typically only been able to integrate snapshots of urban dynamics into risk assessments. For highly dynamic regions, this has often led to an overestimation of climate extremes as a driver of risk. Our impact assessment study for Ho Chi Minh City highlights, that the influence of non-climatic stressors - like urbanisation as the spatial manifestation of socio-economic processes is still widely under acknowledged. We argue a scenario-based approach is needed to understand the interrelationship between urban growth, urban land use planning and hydrometeorological hazards and to provide local planning authorities with the muchneeded insights into the drivers of risk. The location of residential areas, industrial parks, critical infrastructure and facilities are in themselves important spatial indicators to assess the vulnerability of urban communities to climate-related hazards. Ho Chi Minh City presented as an archetypical mega-urban example, where spatial planning for adapted urban land uses will be instrumental in addressing climate challenges. Research findings for the city demonstrate that through adapted land use planning, climate-related vulnerability parameters can be modified to reduce current and future urban risks. Yet planning alone is simply not enough. Within its multi-stakeholder environment borne out of conflicting interests, land use planning requires more than ever science-based information to formulate spatially explicit adaptation measures to climate change.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StorchDownes, author = {Storch, Harry and Downes, Nigel K.}, title = {Risk Management and Spatial Planning - Understanding Rapid Urbanization in Climate Change}, series = {Proceedings, REAL CORP 2013, Planning Times}, booktitle = {Proceedings, REAL CORP 2013, Planning Times}, editor = {Schrenk, Manfred and Popovich, Vasily V. and Zeile, Peter and Elisei, Pietro}, publisher = {CORP}, address = {Schwechat, Austria}, isbn = {978-3-9503110-5-1}, pages = {1327 -- 1333}, abstract = {In the emerging mega-urban regions of Southeast Asia, both planned and unplanned urbanisation into flood prone areas appears to be an unavoidable consequence of socio-economic development. These risks occur, often not due to a lack of risk awareness or weak planning instruments, but seem to be an accepted consequence of maintaining current economic success and social progress. Flood risk protection and implementation of costly mitigation measures are often shifted to a future development cycle, where implementation is not seen to constrain the economic goals. Asian cities located in deltaic settings such as Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) in Vietnam, exhibit higher exposure levels to flood risk primary as a result of their location, their low elevation and if located in tropical regions, the significant annual variations in climatic and weather extremes they incur, so that a compelling need for dedicated site specific risk assessment and urban planning arises. Disasters like the recent flood in Bangkok in 2011 have shown that this development strategy cannot be justified any longer, especially in the times of a changing climate. Associated economic losses and social implications are simply too high. Our results are an outcome of a 5 year research project in HCMC funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research, focused on developing adaptation options to climate risks that could then be subsequently implemented into the existing land-use planning framework. Based on the development of core indicators describing future urban structural changes in relation to the changing patterns of risk exposures, spatially explicit planning recommendations were compiled in close cooperation with the responsible city authorities. Our contribution focuses on how to overcome the current limitations in implementing scientifically-founded and evidence-based adaptation planning to flood risks by communicating the importance in realising the present and plausible opportunities to influence future urban land-use.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{RujnerGoedeckeStorchetal., author = {Rujner, Hendrik and Goedecke, Manfred and Storch, Harry and Moon, Ki Duk and Downes, Nigel K.}, title = {GIS-basierte Kopplung des Abflussbildungsmodells ABIMO mit dem stadtstrukturellen Planungsinformationssystem von Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)}, series = {Angewandte Geoinformatik 2010, Beitr{\"a}ge zum 22. AGIT-Symposium, Salzburg}, booktitle = {Angewandte Geoinformatik 2010, Beitr{\"a}ge zum 22. AGIT-Symposium, Salzburg}, editor = {Stobl, Josef and Blaschke, Thomas and Griesebner, Gerald}, publisher = {Wichmann}, address = {Heidelberg [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-3-87907-495-2}, pages = {545 -- 551}, abstract = {Ziel des vom BMBF gef{\"o}rderten Projektes "Integrative Stadt- und Umweltplanung f{\"u}r Ho Chi Minh City zur Anpassung an den globalen Klimawandel" ist es auf Basis einer r{\"a}umlich expliziten Methodik zur Risiko-\& Vulnerabilit{\"a}tsbewertung konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen f{\"u}r eine r{\"a}umliche Anpassungsplanung in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) abzuleiten. Im Rahmen der „Entwicklung eines stadtstrukturellen Planungsinformationssystems zur Bewertung von Anpassungsstrategien an den Klimawandel in der mega-urbanen Region Ho Chi Minh City", stellt der vorliegende Ansatz eine Anwendungsform im Bereich des {\"U}berflutungsrisikos dar.}, language = {de} }