| Author | Do Thuy Nga |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.UE-01-10 |
| Subject(s) | Community development, Urban--Vietnam--Hanoi
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of
Science |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Prior to renovation, Tran Khat Chan road was an adjacent sub-urban area of Hanoi
where no official planning was applied. Since the renovation in 1986, urbanization in
Hanoi dramatically changed its urban structure, more people have come to the city in
search for jobs and better standard of living which has burdened the infrastructure of
the city's fringe where the land and housing prices are rather suitable for them. Thus,
deterioration of urban environment in Tran Khat Chan area was an inevitable
consequence. As a solution of this problem and improving the city's traffic system, one
of the approaches adopted was the redevelopment of residential area that include
relocation, land clearance, and reconstruction of Tran Khat Chan road with complete
physical infrastructure and public facilities. However, facing with financial problems,
the redevelopment project had been divided into two stages. The first stage involved
relocation of around 780 households and reconstruction of two third of the Tran Khat
Chan road. In the second stage, the rest of the road construction is to be completed
along with relocation of the remaining households.
This study aimed at evaluation of the first stage of the project by analyzing the current
conditions and opinion of the households who have been affected by the project as well
as by recording the changes observed in the redevelopment site as a result of the
project. It also compared the living conditions of the relocated community with their
previous situation before implementation of the project. The interviews with the
officials of the agencies responsible in the project had also been recorded for this
study.
The field survey was conducted in 2002, i.e., about four years after the resettlement
completed. The main finding is that people's physical living conditions have improved
considerably after the relocation in new areas. The serious environmental problems in
Tran Khat Chan area have also been well addressed. But the main source of
dissatisfaction to the households is: inadequate preparation of physical and social
infrastructure before relocating the households to the new sites.
Despite overall benefit to the urban environment, the project exposed some
shortcomings that are caused by both internal and external factors. These limitations
influenced effectiveness and efficiency of project implementation. Recommendations
are proposed for supplementary compensation polices. To overcome the inefficient
management, development of human resources and offering technical assistance are
recommended. Efficient fund mobilization, well preparation of land/housing resource,
and speeding up the schedule of granting Housing Ownership and Land Use Right
Certificate are proposed as measures to deal with financial limitation and
implementation difficulties in order to improve the next generation of redevelopment
projects. |
| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Urban Environmental and Management (UE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Amin, A. T. M. Nurul |
| Examination Committee(s) | Perera, L. A. S. Ranjith ;Wickramanayake, B. W. E. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2002 |