As climate change and urban development are closely interlinked and often interact negatively
this edited volume takes Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Vietnam's first mega-urban region as a case
study to analyse its vulnerability to climate change and to suggest measures towards a more
sustainable urban development. The book offers an overview on land use planning regarding the
aspects of urban flooding urban climate urban energy and urban mobility as well as spatial
views from the angle of urban planning such as the metropolitan level the city the
neighbourhood and building level. It shows that to a significant degree measures dealing with
climate change can be taken from the toolbox of sustainable urban development and reflects how
institutional structures need to change to enhance chances for implementation given
socio-cultural and economic constraints. This is merged and integrated into a holistic
perspective of planning recommendations supporting the municipal governmentto increase its
adaptive capacity.The authors are members of a German government funded research project on how
to support HCMC's municipal government to adapt to risks related to climate change.
