The 37th annual conference of the International Urban DevelopmentAssociation ( INTA ) opened in Hanoi on December 3 with the theme“Urban development in a Changing World”.
The world isfacing great challenges in urban development, which require cooperationamong countries to tackle them over a long time, and the conference isjust one step forward in the process.
The two-day 37 thINTA World Congress aimed to provide a venue for policy makers andexperts to discuss and agree on the overall solutions for hot issuesrelated to urban development such as technical infrastructure, publicfinance, climate change and green energy, which will serve as referencefor each city, each country in deciding their own options in line withthe world trend.
An INTA representative suggestedfocusing more on public services as they have great impact on urbandevelopment. He also urged a balanced approach in both short-, medium-and long-term to issues arising in the process, adding that each cityshould try to select a development model most suitable for its situationinstead of imitating others.
Vietnam , like manyother developing countries, is seeing a strong urbanization process. Thecountry had 765 urban areas as of the end of 2012, representing anurbanisation rate of 32.45 percent. Urban areas contribute 70 percent ofthe national GDP and provide strong momentum for the nationalindustrialization and modernization.
However, the processis posing a range of short comings and problems, particularly thoserelated to infrastructure and the environment.
Inaddition, most major urban and industrial centres are situated inlow-lying plain and coastal areas, which are vulnerable to impacts byclimate change.
Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dungsaid urban development is one of the key tasks of his sector. He saidthe Government has been working on necessary institutions to addressproblems in this field.
The minister also emphasized theneed to get the community and business circle involve in urbandevelopment besides the authorities.-VNA
The world isfacing great challenges in urban development, which require cooperationamong countries to tackle them over a long time, and the conference isjust one step forward in the process.
The two-day 37 thINTA World Congress aimed to provide a venue for policy makers andexperts to discuss and agree on the overall solutions for hot issuesrelated to urban development such as technical infrastructure, publicfinance, climate change and green energy, which will serve as referencefor each city, each country in deciding their own options in line withthe world trend.
An INTA representative suggestedfocusing more on public services as they have great impact on urbandevelopment. He also urged a balanced approach in both short-, medium-and long-term to issues arising in the process, adding that each cityshould try to select a development model most suitable for its situationinstead of imitating others.
Vietnam , like manyother developing countries, is seeing a strong urbanization process. Thecountry had 765 urban areas as of the end of 2012, representing anurbanisation rate of 32.45 percent. Urban areas contribute 70 percent ofthe national GDP and provide strong momentum for the nationalindustrialization and modernization.
However, the processis posing a range of short comings and problems, particularly thoserelated to infrastructure and the environment.
Inaddition, most major urban and industrial centres are situated inlow-lying plain and coastal areas, which are vulnerable to impacts byclimate change.
Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dungsaid urban development is one of the key tasks of his sector. He saidthe Government has been working on necessary institutions to addressproblems in this field.
The minister also emphasized theneed to get the community and business circle involve in urbandevelopment besides the authorities.-VNA
