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WATER URBANISM TO RESPOND
TO CLIMATE CHANGE
PROJECT LEADERS:
Kelly Shannon (AHO) Bruno De
Meulder, Department of Architecture,
Urbanism & Planning, University of
Leuven, Belgium
Team: RUA (Belgium), WIT (Belgium),
LATITUDE (Belgium), TAAB6 (Spain)
Funder/Duration: Cantho People’s
Committee and Cantho Department
of Construction (Vietnam) 2010-2013
NETWORK/ADVISORY BOARD:
Ngo Quang Hung, Director of
Southern Institute for Urban Rural
Planning (SIUP), HCMC, Vietnam
Nguyen Vietn Thang, Chief of
Research and Technical Management
Division of SIUP, Vietnam
Tran Ngoc Chinh, Chairman
of Vietnam Urban Planning and
Development Association, Former
Vice Minister of Construction
Phan Thi My Linh, Vice Minister of
Construction
Nguyen Thanh Son, Chairman of
Can Tho City People Committee
Mai Nhu Toan, Vice Director of Can
Tho Department of Construction
Research projects
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Projective water structure (flood pockets,
purification, retention, rain harvesting)
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Cantho is part of the rice basket of Vietnam
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Flooding occurs seasonally and overtakes
public space
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Revised masterplan 2012
