Points to be noted in urban green tree planning in Vietnam

According to Articles 8, 9 and 10 of Decree No. 64/2010/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, urban green tree planning is prescribed as follows:

- Firstly, there are 4 requirements on urban green tree planning:

+ Complying with requirements and objectives of urban planning and urban development.

+ Being suitable to natural, climate and soil conditions and the nature, functions, traditions, culture and identities of urban centers.

+ Being in harmony with water surface space, landscapes and environment; meeting management and use requirements.

+ Complying with technical norms on urban green tree planning and design.

- Secondly, there are 4 contents of urban green tree planning:

+ Urban green tree planning constitutes a content of urban planning.

+ The general urban planning must determine the green tree land quota and total green tree land area for the entire urban center and each urban area (new areas, old and renovated areas and areas projected for development), land areas for development of plant nurseries and the use scope of urban green tree land.

+ The urban zoning planning must specifically determine locations, sizes, nature, functions and use scope of green tree land; and principles for selection of tree species.

+ The detailed urban planning must specifically determine trees species, standards of planted trees, forms of arranging green trees in functional sectors and locations of green trees along streets.

- Thirdly, there are 4 notes on detailed planning:

One, the detailed planning on urban green trees, parks-flower gardens shall be formulated as a basis for the formulation of investment projects on green trees and parks-flower gardens.

Two, a detailed planning on green trees, parks-flower gardens covers:

+ The scope, boundary and area of the planning.

+ Basic norms on land and technical infrastructure works;

+ Requirements on and principles of designing of architectural space, connection of technical infrastructures and selection of proper tree species.

+ Components of blueprint dossiers.

Three, a detailed planning blueprint on green trees, parks-flower gardens covers:

+ Analyzing and assessing the current conditions of area under planning; provisions of the general planning and related zoning plannings;

+ Determining land use norms, technical infrastructure works;

+ Planning total ground areas in parks-flower gardens: functional sectors, regulations on construction density and land use coefficients;

+ Specific selection of proper tree species under regulations on tree standards;

+ Architectural design of green tree views and parks-flower gardens;

+ Planning on the technical infrastructure system in parks-flower gardens.

Four, a dossier of detailed planning on green trees and parks- flower gardens comprises:

+ Plan of the land area location and boundaries; map of the current status (landscape architecture, technical infrastructure systems); map of the planning on total ground area; map of architectural spaces (locations and forms of arranging green trees...); illustrative drawings; map of the planning on technical infrastructure systems; and list of tree species and standards;

+ General explanations and relevant legal documents.

View more details at Decree No. 64/2010/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 30, 2010.

Nguyen Phu

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