Traffic congestion, along with flooding, is a serious problem in  Environmental pollution, traffic congestion, immigration are also big problems that are challenging the development of big cities in All of these challenges show the backwardness of These problems and challenges faced by big cities were discussed at the international conference "Opportunities and challenges for sustainable urban development" held on September 15 in HCM City, with the participation of 71 scholars from Japan, France, Malaysia, the Philippines, Nepal, Laos and Vietnam. The conference was one of the largest on urban development issues held in Traffic jams and flooding Speaking on the sidelines of the workshop, Prof. Nguyen Minh Hoa, head of the Urban Studies Faculty of the HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanities, said: "Every city in the world undergoes certain stages of development and has to face different challenges. In Vietnam today, specifically Ho Chi Minh City, the biggest challenges are traffic jams and pollution - the problems that other cities in the region settled 15-20 years ago, even 30 years ago. For many reasons, the most notable one is that we do not learn from the experience of other countries." In his presentation, Mr. Hoa said: "Currently, the total surface area for traffic in Prof. Hidefumi Imura, a Japanese expert on urban development and ecological sustainability from The question was whether there is sufficient infrastructure to ensure no flooding, and whether the funding will increase compared to the original estimates. "For cities with a population of millions, the construction of transport systems such as a metro system is inevitable. Only in cities with a small population like those in "Twenty years ago, when I worked with experts in Bangkok and Shanghai, they all said that the construction of the metro system in these cities is completely impossible, especially in Bangkok, where the ground is low and flooding is frequent. But now they all have very modern and convenient metro systems. It all stems from a sense that the urban transport system of high quality will bring many benefits,” he added. However, he also noted that the development of the metro system should also preserve the cultural and historical values as well as the environment of the city. Potential for "smart cities" Several experts proposed a new direction for developing cities like Dr. Masahiko Nakanishi of Prof. Imura Hidefuma also said: "I noticed that Thu Ly, |
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