The Comprehensive Urban Development Programme in Hanoi Capital City (HAIDEP) Final Report MAIN TEXT 4 HANOI’S ROLE IN THE REGION 4.1 Approach 1) Background and Objectives Hanoi’s development is greatly affected by degrees of integration at both the regional and international levels in terms of trade, economy, and infrastructures. While this holds true for other provinces in the region as well, development among the provinces must also be coordinated and integrated with each other to synergize their respective strengths and effectively overcome weaknesses. To ensure that Hanoi’s urban development will be an integral part of the national urban policy and regional development framework, existing policies and plans related to Hanoi’s urban development were reviewed and development directions at the regional level has been proposed. The Socio-Economic Development Strategy (SEDP) for 2001-2010 is the Vietnamese government’s major policy document on national development. Based on this strategy, the SEDS Five Year Plan 2001-2005 was formulated to ensure Vietnam a comprehensive and an integrated economic and physical development. The SEDP is prepared at different administrative levels, from the national to the commune. The SEDP puts emphasis on economic development along with the improvement and the enhancement of socio-economic conditions and infrastructures. The SEDP also underscores poverty reduction as one of its main priorities and goals. To achieve the SEDP goals, a variety of sectoral programs and projects has been implemented, including the launching of the government’s Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (CPRGS) with the people’s participation and the international donors’ support. The SEDP aims to reduce poverty through a comprehensive economic development approach and goal setting. Regional planning has been done for six regions in the country, with the envisioned economic development to be achieved through the strengthening of infrastructure. Particularly, transportation linkage is considered as the most important factor in socio-economic development. 2) Study Areas Currently, there are three regions which cover slightly different areas in the Northern Vietnam as follows: (a) Red River Delta: This is one of eight (8) national subregions and comprises nine (9) provinces located in the delta area with Hanoi as the northernmost province. The area covers 12,632km2 and has a population of 15.4 million. (b) Northern Focal Economic Zone (NFEZ): Vietnam is also divided into six economic zones of which the NFEZ is a planning area for social and economic development for Hanoi Region. It comprises eight (8) provinces, covers an area 15.287km2, and has a population of 13.2 million. (c) Hanoi Metropolitan Area (HMA): This includes Hanoi City and seven surrounding provinces. The area covers 13,379km2 and has a population of 12 million. Since Hanoi is included in all of the above three regional planning classifications, the HAIDEP study area includes all the provinces and also additional three neighboring provinces of Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen, and Bac Giang. It covers 16 provinces in total and an area of 32,730km2 , with a population of 22.1 million (see Table 4.1.1 and Figure 4.1.1). 4-1 The Comprehensive Urban Development Programme in Hanoi Capital City (HAIDEP) Final Report MAIN TEXT Figure 4.1.1 Coverage of Regional Plans and HAIDEP 200 km 150 km 100 km Thai Nguyen 50 km Vinh Phuc 30 km Bac Giang Phu Tho Quang Ninh Bac Ninh Hanoi Hai Duong Ha Tay Hung Yen Hai Phong Hoa Binh Ha Nam Thai Binh HAIDEP Study Area (16 provinces) Nam Dinh Hanoi Metropolitan Area (HMA) Plan Ninh Binh Area (8 provinces) Northern Focal Economic Zone (NFEZ) Plan Area (8 provinces) Red River Delta Plan Area (9 provinces) Table 4.1.1 Study Areas of Existing Plans and HAIDEP Provinces Existing Plans HAIDEP (♦ Cities) HMA1) NFEZ2) RRD3) Study Area Hanoi ♦ O O O O Hai Phong ♦ O O O Vinh Phuc O O O Ha Tay O O O O Bac Ninh O O O Hai Duong O O O O Hung Yen O O O O Ha Nam O O O Nam Dinh O O Thai Binh O O Ninh Binh O O Thai Nguyen O Phu Tho O Bac Giang O Quang Ninh O O Hoa Binh O O No. of Provinces 8 8 9 16 Source: Construction Law No 16/2003 / Decree 08/2005/ Circular 15/2005/TT-BXD. 4-2 The Comprehensive Urban Development Programme in Hanoi Capital City (HAIDEP) Final Report MAIN TEXT Table 4.1.2 Profile of Study Area Hanoi Whole Items Unit HMA NFEZ RRD-mp HAIDEP City Country No. of Cites and Provinces - 1c 1c+7p 2c+6p 2c+7p 2c+14p 5c+59p Covered Area sq. km 921 13,376 15,287 12,629 36,252 329,297 Population Density 2003 pers/sq. km 3,265 898 865 1,230 646 246 Total Population 2003 000 persons 3,007 12,015 13,217 15,529 23,433 80,902 Urban Population 2003 000 persons 1,834 2,818 3,752 3,623 5,076 20,870 Urbanization Rate % 61 23.5 28.4 23.3 21.7 25.8 Land Use Forestry 7.2 20.6 21.3 7.2 27.0 36.6 Composition Agriculture % 46.1 42.7 38.3 58.4 35.9 28.6 2002 Homestead 12.8 4.8 4.4 6.3 3.7 1.4 Governmental City 1 1 2 2 2 5 No. of Cities Provincial City Unit - 1 2 2 4 22 and Towns Urban Town - 8 10 8 17 61 Source: General Statistical Book, Vietnam. Table 4.1.3 Profile of Province in the Study Area Covered Population Urban Population Increase Land Use Composition (%) Provinces Area Density (000 Persons) Rate (%) (♦ Cities) Homestead Agriculture Forestry (sq. km) (p/sq. km) 1995 2003 1995-03 1995-03 RRD Hanoi ♦ 921 3,265 1,275 1,834 559 4.65 12.8 46.1 7.2 Hai Phong ♦ 1,526 1,149 524 646 122 2.65 4.3 47.4 14.0 Vinh Phuc 1,372 833 80 129 49 6.15 3.8 48.5 22.1 Ha Tay 2,192 1,131 162 208 46 3.17 5.9 56.0 7.7 Bac Ninh 805 1,213 41 103 62 12.20 6.7 64.2 0.7 Hai Duong 1,648 1,025 133 237 104 7.49 6.8 63.7 5.5 Hung Yen 923 1,205 24 113 89 21.37 7.9 68.7 0.0 Ha Nam 852 956 56 77 21 4.06 5.2 61.2 11.2 Nam Dinh 1,638 1,181 220 252 32 1.71 5.8 65.1 3.0 Thai Binh 1,545 1,185 96 132 36 4.06 8.0 67.4 1.6 Ninh Binh 1,384 655 77 125 48 6.24 3.7 4.1 14.5 Thai Nguyen 3,541 307 201 249 48 2.71 2.4 26.8 43.2 Phu Tho 3,520 370 117 193 76 6.46 2.2 27.6 41.0 Bac Giang 3,822 405 82 128 46 5.72 3.2 32.8 30.6 Quang Ninh 5,900 179 404 483 79 2.26 1.1 10.4 40.7 Hoa Binh 4,663 170 103 119 16 1.82 1.3 14.4 43.5 Ref. Ho Chi Minh City ♦ 2,095 2,651 3,466 4,860 1,394 4.32 8.7 43.7 16.1 IV: HAIDEP (16) 36,252 646 3,596 5,076 1,480 4.19 3.8 36.8 25.5 North Region ER 115,771 253 4,295 5,879 1,584 4.00 1.5 18.9 35.5 (25+1) Whole Country 20,87 329,297 246 14,938 5,932 4.27 1.4 28.6 36.6 (61+3) 0 Source: General Statistical Book, Vietnam. 3) Coverage of HAIDEP Since HAIDEP’s objective is primarily to look into urban issues of Hanoi and its directly adjoining areas, regional aspects and issues were studied with particular regard to the following: • Preliminary regional development strategies and • Regional transportation network development orientation. 4-3 The Comprehensive Urban Development Programme in Hanoi Capital City (HAIDEP) Final Report MAIN TEXT 4.2 Profile of and Issues in Hanoi Region 1) Urbanization in the Region (1) Demographic Development Vietnam’s population broke through the 70 million mark in 1983, and passed the 80 million mark in 2003. That year the population in NFEZ was 29 million, making up 36% of the country’s total population. Sixty percent (60%) of the population in NFEZ was concentrated in the Red River Delta. In comparison, the population of HAIDEP’s study area was 22 million, or 27% of the whole country and 76% of NFEZ. Hanoi’s population was three million (13.6% of HAIDEP) in the same year. Growth rates of population are 0.8% per year for the study area, while 1.7% for Hanoi which is equivalent to that of HCMC (see Table 2.1.1). Based on the projection by the Ministry of Construction (MOC), the region will have a population of 26 million in 2010 and 30 million in 2020. (a) Population Density Of the subregions in Vietnam, the Red River Delta has the highest population density with 1,180 persons/km2 compared to the national average of 231 persons/km2. The average population density in Hanoi Region (study area) was 961 persons/km2 (2003). The population density varies between the provinces with Hanoi having the highest of 3,265 persons/km2 and Hoa Binh with the lowest of 170 persons/km2.