Fig. 1. Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam map
Fig. 3. The site—Thanh Da peninsula
Fig. 2. Binh Thanh District’s location
Fig. 4. Site’s issues that are related to infrastructure
Fig. 5. An area with clearly defined zones
Fig. 6. Hard infrastructure in two zones
Fig. 7. Area linkages plan
Fig. 8. Binh Quoi St.— the main road
Fig. 9. Binh Quoi 2 ferry port
Fig. 10. Mien Dong coach station
Fig. 11. Truong Tho industrial port
Fig. 12. Street material
Fig. 13. Street pattern
ASPHALT STREET CONCRETE/ MACADAM STREET
HIGH DENSITY MEDIUM DENSITY LOW DENSITY
Fig. 16. Street level
Fig. 13. Main road (rush hour: 5:30 – 6:30): 47541 vehicles
Fig. 14. Inner road (rush hour: 5:30 – 6:30): 1532 vehicles
Fig. 15. Local road (rush hour: 5:30 – 6:30): 29 vehicles
Fig. 17. A part of Thanh Da- Binh Quoi in Sai Gon map 1962
Fig. 18. Canals in Thanh Da in the 60s, US patrol boat on a canal during Operation Sling Shot in ’69.
Fig. 19. An abandon boat at river gate
Fig. 20. Low bridge footing prevent boats to go inside
Fig. 21. Canal gates
Fig. 22. Waterway is blockaded by bridge
Fig. 23. The canal’s function changed due to embankment system
Fig. 24. Erosion narrow down the transporting way of canal’s width
Fig. 25. Erosion and alluviation
Fig. 26. Embankment classification
Sep 1. Natural bank
Step 2. Flow of water changed by the effect of man-made embankment
Fig. 27 Erosion process by informal embankment affect to nearby natural bank
Step 3. Erosion change the shape of natural bank
Step 1. Natural bank
Step 2. Ship brings strong flows directed to the bank
Step 4. Landslip occurs
Step 3. Gradually make the cave in-between outer soil layer
Fig. 28. How informal port affects the soil
Fig. 29. Specific information of each embankment use and how natural elements affect them
Fig. 30. Typical street forms
Fig. 31. Street form categorization
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2m PAVED WALKWAY
1m
3m
1m
SEWAGE CANAL
DUST ROAD
SEWAGE CANAL
1m
3m
3m
2m
TRAVEL LANE
TRAVEL LANE
PAVED WALKWAY
3m
SEWAGE CONCRETE CANAL ROAD
1m EMBANKMENT
CANAL
Urban elements
Fig. 33. Simplified model
Residential units
Circulation
Topography
Fig. 32. Water and road depend on topography
2m
4m
1m
WALKWAY
TRAVEL LANE
WALKWAY
1m RIVER
EMBANK- DUST EMBANK- LAKE & MENT & ROAD MENT SWAMP WETLAND
1m
SEWER
2.5m CONCRETE ROAD
LAKE
1m
3m
SEWER
DUST ROAD
SWAMP & FIELD
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