This report provides a comprehensive assessment of Viet Nam’s urban policies and analyses how national spatial planning for urban areas, along with specific sectoral policies, directly and indirectly affect Viet Nam’s urban development. It points to a number of policy areas which Viet Nam...

Asian cities are particularly vulnerable to risks associated with natural disasters. While they are exposed to various types of natural hazards, flooding and other water-related disasters pose particularly significant risks and undermine long-term economic growth, especially in coastal cities....

There is a pressing need for discussing and clearly defining issues surrounding sustainable action, regional economic cycles, and, first and foremost, the city as an independent source of knowledge and raw materials. Taking the city of Delitzsch as an example, this study illustrates the elements...

URBACT ist ein Programm der Europäischen Kommission, der EU-Mitgliedstaaten sowie Norwegens und der Schweiz, mit dem zwischen 2007 und 2013 der Wissens- und Erfahrungsaustausch zwischen europäischen Städten zu allen Bereichen städtischer Entwicklungspolitik gefördert werden soll. Netzwerke...