Understanding institutional challenges for urban planning in Vientiane capital, Lao PDR

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2017-11

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This policy brief analyzes infrastructural development in Vientiane Capital, looking at components of roads and transport, water supply, wastewater, drainage, solid waste, food security and energy. Each system is considered in terms of its present state, socio-economic inclusivity, and environmental factors. The final chapter suggests how development practitioners might engage with Lao government stakeholders in the field of urban climate resilience, and offers recommendations. As urban development speeds forward regardless of any managed approach, there is a danger that urban planning is becoming reactive rather than proactive, constantly having to redress spatial zoning and regulatory frameworks.

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URBAN PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, REGULATION, GOVERNMENT ROLE, CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT, AUTHORITARIANISM, COMMUNISM, LAOS, LAO PDR, VIENTIANE, FAR EAST ASIA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/60856

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Pathways to resilience: Services and support for youth / Le chemin de la résilience: Services et aide à la jeunesse
Research Results (Foundations for Innovation) / Résultats de recherche (Les Fondements pour l’innovation)