To build eco-city of Hoi An Vietnam

After the operation effectively in order to propagate the entire population of environmental protection, the Hoi An Vietnam now, there is a specific goal; that is focused on building the first eco-city in the country.
Hoi An, attractive destination of tourists Quang Nam.

According to Truong Van Bay, Deputy City Chairman. Hoi An, local conditions are very favorable premise to construct an eco-city. The first is the potential for biodiversity. Coconut forest ecosystems is still nearly 30 hectares Cam Thanh (formerly than 90ha) is gradually restored. Tropical ecosystems of this case important role in climate control, anti-erosion. In terms of species, ecosystems have a very high biodiversity, is a place of residence, home of many valuable animals such as shrimp, crabs and mollusks. Hoi An terrain geomorphology very special: a long strip of sand Cam An, Cua Dai; De Vong river systems such as alternating alcoholic Bau Bau Tram, Gun Lake, Moss Lake, Bau Sau, Bau House ....
MPA near Cu Lao Cham is 5.200ha water, 165ha of which 500 ha coral reefs and seagrass beds, many rare plant and animal species. Cu Lao Cham has been recognized as a UNESCO biosphere reserves world ... TP scale. Hoi An average kind and have not experienced the modern industrial era should not alter a severe environment. As a coastal city river, Hoi An Vietnam is quite clear space, the rural area is even greater. The system includes the tributary waters (De Vong river, River Rouge, Hoai river, Thu Bon river ...) and ditch systems, canals, lagoons and lakes account for 21% dense area of ​​land.
The draft scheme to build Hoi An city - eco-city, set out various criteria such as "system - green - clean - beautiful", "convenience - and safety - of civilization," "sustainable" to achieve the eco-city to the year 2030. Special orientation is eco-city building for sustainable development based on three elements of peace: sustainable economic, environmental sustainability, social sustainability. The nuclei of the total air that is people. City Building. Hoi An eco-city is derived from a desire to meet the highest quality of human life, making people more comfortable, more fully in the life, work, rest ....
According to Le Van Giang, Chairman Hoi An city, not urban ecological construction projects in the form of isolated or individual patterns that are continuous in the construction of a unified body of an eco-city. First, the spatial extent, Hoi An eco-city spread out the existing natural area, further implies the biosphere reserves in the world, and attached to the preservation and promotion of cultural values ​​of local traditions.
At a scientific conference on city building. Hoi An Vietnam - eco-city was held recently, scientists have said that ancient town of Hoi An has found a development path associated with conservation tourism development success. Which must confirm the role of the social system was well organized. Hoi An is full of potential to develop into an urban ecological relationships of ecological sustainable human development.
Opportunities and challenges

The study of city-building trend of urban ecology is an opportunity to gather and promote the power of the natural resources and humanity is. Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Hung Cuong (University Building) proposed guidelines for the development of Hoi An in the model of urban ecology is to determine specific areas of artificial natural environment - society within the city to carve out more areas more reasonable to implement various objectives; communal area and adjacent areas are focus areas of research and development in the coming period; Maintain balance in the current development in the town area; should study the impacts of climate change for Hoi An ... Several presentations at the conference also confirmed the role of the Thu Bon river system to the environment An Ecological Society, the risks of the natural environment, social environment in the economic development of the modern town of Hoi An is now ...
There seems to be having fun together in the minds of scientists, managers and researchers to look at the cultural challenges on the way to Hoi An Vietnam to build urban ecology. Writer Nguyen Ngoc raised his concerns with the quite specific detail. In terms of population, with a density of 1,500 people / km2 of Hoi An is now seven times higher than the national average and nearly 40 times the standard density in the world, not to mention every day about from 3,000 to 4,000 tourists to visit and stay in this ancient town. This creates pressures on many aspects of sustainable development. Especially note the development of "ecological citizenship" for an eco-city on the development of "ecological economics".