| Author | Nguyen Nam Son |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.UE-02-08 |
| Subject(s) | Railroads--Environmental projects
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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 | Vietnam a transitional economy, in the 1980s, proposed the development of an urban rail
system in Ho Chi Minh City to address urban transport problems. The project area includes the
existing Hoa-Hung railway station. As the station is small, it has been recommended that from
the existing walls, a thirty-meter offset be reserved for expansion. Consequently all
households in the reserved zone are ineligible for building permits and certificates of land-use
right and house ownership. Although the lapse of two decades the project remains in the
planning stage, with no indications of implementation and precise demarcation of project area.
This uncertainty in time and scope of the projects in combination with the policies to control
development inside the project area has significantly affected the living environment of
affected households. The study compares the housing condition, accessibility to infrastructure
and property value inside and outside the project area. The results reveal that uncertainties
have adversely affected the households within the proposed project area. Based on the
findings, it is recommended that a relocation plan should be initiated during the planning stage
in order to minimize impacts due to the uncertainties. |
| Year | 2003 |
| 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) | Perera, L. A. S. Ranjith |
| Examination Committee(s) | Amin, A. T. M. Nurul ;Do Ba Khang |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate
Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2003 |