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Low-regret climate change adaptation in coastal megacities – evaluating large-scale flood protection and small-scale rainwater detention measures for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Leon Scheiber
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Ludwig-Franzius-Institute for Hydraulics, Estuarine and Coastal
Engineering, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hanover, Germany
Christoph Gabriel David
Division of Hydromechanics, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Leichtweiß-Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water
Resources, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Junior Research Group “Future Urban Coastlines”, Leichtweiß-Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water
Resources, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Mazen Hoballah Jalloul
Ludwig-Franzius-Institute for Hydraulics, Estuarine and Coastal
Engineering, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hanover, Germany
Jan Visscher
Ludwig-Franzius-Institute for Hydraulics, Estuarine and Coastal
Engineering, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hanover, Germany
Hong Quan Nguyen
Institute for Circular Economy Development, Vietnam National
University Ho Chi Minh City, 700000 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Institute for Environment and Resources, Vietnam National
University Ho Chi Minh City, 700000 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Roxana Leitold
Institute of Geography, University of Cologne, 50923 Cologne, Germany
Global South Studies Center, University of Cologne, 50923 Cologne, Germany
Javier Revilla Diez
Institute of Geography, University of Cologne, 50923 Cologne, Germany
Global South Studies Center, University of Cologne, 50923 Cologne, Germany
Torsten Schlurmann
Ludwig-Franzius-Institute for Hydraulics, Estuarine and Coastal
Engineering, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hanover, Germany
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Like many other megacities in low-elevation coastal zones, Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam suffers from the convoluting impact of changing environmental stressors and rapid urbanization. This study assesses quantitative hydro-numerical results against the background of the low-regret paradigm for (1) a large-scale flood protection scheme as currently constructed and (2) the widespread implementation of small-scale rainwater detention as envisioned in the Chinese Sponge City Program.
Like many other megacities in low-elevation coastal zones, Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam...
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