Exploration of Clustering Force Through Scale

Breathe: Redefining a zone of informal settlements for Ho Chi Minh City

The project has been created from a strong fascination of the author who came from the developing country in South East Asia. A rapid change of a city from urbanization and over-growing population have somehow eradicated the traditional way of living. One of the best examples is in Ho Chi Minh City, in the South of Vietnam. The city is located...

Synergy through water, land and forestry systems: Towards evolutionary socio-ecological resilience in Red River Delta, Vietnam

The formation of this triangular land and lasting cultivation upon it has transformed the Red River Delta into a highly anthropocentric rice-based delta. The delta area is affected by climate change variability as externalities, a fast and persistent urban expansion and environmental degradation presenting an increasing socio-ecological...

Initiating Collaboration: COLLABO, Tool design to help Vietnamese SMEs initiate collaboration

This Master thesis is the result of a research project in Vietnam. The goal of this project is to design a tool that will help Vietnamese SMEs initiate collaboration (plans) that fit their situation, position, culture and desires. These partnerships could be initiated for various reasons, but will mainly be aimed at improving the efficiency and...

Designing a user-friendly gasification-stove for the rural population in Vietnam

The Master Thesis presents the design of a cook stove that uses biomass such as rice husk to cook. This cook stoves called gasifiers are an alternative to fossil fuel cook stoves in rural areas since the smoke generated by fossil fuels stove comprises a variety of health-damaging pollutants. The gasifier presented in this report was designed...

Physical model tests with movable bed in front of seadikes

Coastal erosion is a serious problem in several coastal areas in Vietnam. One of these areas is the district of Hai Hau, located in Nam Dinh province. This district suffers from severe coastal erosion, the coastline has been retreating for more than 100 years. Efforts have been made to stop this erosion which resulted in the construction of...