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CODATU Biennial Congress, 12-14 November 2008

Ralph Gakenheimer

12 Nov 2008

November 12-14, 2008 – Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) (Hotel Sheraton Saigon)

Preliminary Programme

GENERAL TOPIC

“Sustainable Development Challenges of Transport in Cities of the Developing World: Doing what works”

Institutional matters, just as much as the types of investments and technical considerations are key issues in urban transport.

In view of this context and after introducing the general problematic and clarifying the situation in Vietnam, the sessions of the conference will be organized about major themes.

CODATU XIII will outline new ways to approach urban mobility in order to face the challenges of sustainable development and competitiveness of cities, through the presentation of case studies and analyses, both theoretical and practical.

MAIN TOPICS

- The new context of urban transport
- Urban transport in Vietnam’s major cities

- Urban planning, transport and economic development tensions

- Financing transport infrastructure and services

- Inter-modality challenges
- Environmental concerns and solutions for clean urban mobility

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Place: The conference will take place in
Sheraton Saigon Hôtel & Towers
88 Dong Khoi Street – District 1 –
Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam Tel : +84 8 827 2828 http://www.sheraton.com/saigon

Congress tours (pre and post congress)
Please contact Saigontourist Travel Service Co.
Address : 49 Le Thanh Ton St., Dist.1, HCMC
Tel : +84.8. 8279279 – Fax : +84.8. 8224987
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