Changes in urban planning and recommendation for future planning in Ho Chi Minh City

Abstract

In Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is one of the largest populous cities. This city is also a relatively young city with less than 300 years of history. With a population increasing each year rapidly, a total of 8,837,544 million (2019), along with the rapid pace of economic and urban development, HCMC is facing challenges concerning urban planning that come into direct conflict with conservation efforts of its cultural heritage (Dynamics, World population review, 2020). This study aims to investigate existing urban planning issues and provide planning guidelines for HCMC. In addition to the study of the historical development of the urban planning of HCMC, this study attempts to analyze the existing problems of HCMC and tailor an urban planning design that fits its characteristic urban profile. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.