VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese women should be given more say in urban planning and nation-building processes, female experts and businesswomen said at a workshop on Tuesday. An exclusively female panel discussed Viet Nam’s urban planning and green growth initiatives in Ha Noi on Tuesday. — VNS Photo The workshop was jointly organised by the Ministry of Construction, US Agency for International Development (USAID) and UN-Habitat in Ha Noi – a UN body with a mission to promote sustainable and inclusive city development around the world. The workshop focused on the role of Vietnamese women and the active part they are playing in promoting green and sustainable growth, especially in major cities across the country. “Lowering carbon emissions have been the focus of Government policies and the green growth movement has taken big leaps in recent years in the construction sector,” said Nguyen Cong Thinh, deputy head of the Science and Technology … [Read more...] about VN women need greater say in urban planning: experts
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Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI -Vietnamese women should be given more say in urban planning and nation-building processes, female experts and businesswomen said at a workshop on Tuesday. The workshop was jointly organised by the Ministry of Construction, US Agency for International Development (USAID) and UN-Habitat in Hà Nội - a UN body with a mission to promote sustainable and inclusive city development around the world. The workshop focused on the role of Vietnamese women and the active part they are playing in promoting green and sustainable growth, especially in major cities across the country. "Lowering carbon emissions have been the focus of Government policies and the green growth movement has taken big leaps in recent years in the construction sector," said Nguyễn Công Thịnh, deputy head of the Science and Technology Department under the Ministry of Construction. Đỗ Đức Trương, a representative of the USAID Vietnam Clean Energy Programme, said: "A livable city must aim to reduce … [Read more...] about Women need greater say in urban planning: experts
Exhibition features architectural solutions for urban spaces
Nhan Dan Online - Thirty-nine ideas for improving Vietnam's urban spaces using the principles of architecture are now on display at an exhibition in Hanoi organised by the Danish Embassy. The event features ideas submitted by young people from all over the country to the Talent Prize 2013 contest, an initiative of the Vietnam-Denmark Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF). The contest is held to encourage the creation of unique and effective architectural ideas that can contribute to improving urban spaces in Vietnam. Launched in March, this year's competition received 39 entries with pioneering designs to address the theme 'Architectural Ideas for Improving Urban Spaces'. The jury, consisting of three well-known architects - Nguyen Huu Thai, Pho Duc Tung and Hans Peter Hagens - will select the ten best solutions to be shortlisted for the second round. The winners of the contest will be announced by October end. "The theme of the Talent Prize 2013 is highly topical, as … [Read more...] about Exhibition features architectural solutions for urban spaces
Positive changes in urban management
Over the past time, special importance has been attached to urban management in Hai Duong city. The city's appearance has changed towards green, cleanness, and beauty. The image of a civilized and modern central urban area is forming. Covering an area of over 70 km2, Hai Duong city has 21 administrative units and a population of nearly 300,000. These years, the city has ceaselessly expanded in area and population scale with modern infrastructure. From a small provincial town, Hai Duong city has become a 2nd-grade urban area (in 2009) after re-establishment in 1997 and is completing necessary criteria to be recognized as a 1st-grade urban area before 2020. Over the past years, the government and specialized bodies of the city have focused on urban management with the main contents of planning and management in accordance with the planning; construction order management; restoration of order on roadways, roadsides, and sidewalks; traffic order and safety; environmental hygiene, etc. … [Read more...] about Positive changes in urban management
Urban space expansion
Hai Duong city's urban space has been increasingly expanded to help the city gradually become a nucleus in the urban system of the Northern focal economic region. Since its liberation on October 30, 1954, Hai Duong city's urban space has been increasingly expanded, especially after 1997, to help the city gradually become a nucleus in the urban system of the Northern focal point economic region. … [Read more...] about Urban space expansion