As climate change and urban development are closely interlinked and often interact negatively, this edited volume takes Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnams 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 government to increase its adaptive capacity.

The authors are members of a German government funded research project on how to support HCMCs municipal government to adapt to risks related to climate change.

Part I Introduction: Introduction to Ho Chi Minh Cityby Antje Katzschner, Frank Schwartze, Bao Thanh and Michael Schmidt.- Climate Change Adaptation Governance in the Ho Chi Minh City Regionby Andreas Gravert and Thorsten Wiechmann.- Part II Urban Environment: Urban Environment An Overview of Resultsby Harry Storch and Nigel Downes.- Adaptation: Integrative Planning Framework for Adapted Land-use Planningby Harry Storch, Nigel Downes, Michael Schmidt, Nguyen Thi Cam Van, Le Cam Dinh and Bao Thanh.- Administrative Requirements for the Integration of Environmental Concerns and Demands of Climate Change into the Planning Processby Manfred Goedecke and Jörn Welsch.-

Understanding Ho Chi Minh Citys Urban Structures for Urban Land-use Monitoring and Risk-adapted Land-use Planningby Nigel Downes, Harry Storch, Michael Schmidt, Nguyen Thi Cam Van, Le Canh Dinh, Tran Thong Nhat, and Le Thanh Hoa.- Urban Climateby Lutz Katzschner, René Burghardt, Sebastian Kupski and Sabrina Campe.- Urban Water Management - Spatial Assessment of the Urban Water Balanceby Hendrik Rujner and Manfred Goedecke.- Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis for Flood Monitoring and Management in Ho Chi Minh Cityby Nguyen Xuan Thinh, Jakob Kopec and Maik Netzband.- Urban Transport in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnamby Günther Emberger.- Part III: Urban Development: From Research to Design From Design to Actionby Frank Schwartze and Dirk Schwede.- Climate Responsive Neighbourhoods for HCMC Compact City vs. Urban Landscapeby Ronald Eckert and Huynh Le Hai Chau.- Promoting Climate Adapted Housing and EnergyEfficient Buildings in Vietnam: Chances and ChallengesbyDirk Schwede,Michael Waibel,Christoph Hesse and Ngo To Nhien.- People-Centred Innovative Bottom-Up Approaches byUlrike Schinkel.