Qualitative Insights into the Costs and Benefits of Housing in Three Wards in Central Vietnam

The document identifies typhoons as the most dangerous climate hazard in Da Nang, noting that housing vulnerability is driven by both climate extremes and poor construction techniques. It evaluates three risk-reduction options—rebuilding homes, repairing homes, and building public shelters—finding that rebuilding is the most preferred approach among local households and governments, while public shelters are the least preferred. Barriers to safe construction include financial constraints, limited awareness, social pressures for more living space, and a lack of technical assistance.

• Typhoons are identified as the most dangerous climate hazard in Da Nang, and housing is one of the most vulnerable sectors to these extremes. Vulnerability is attributed not only to the hazards themselves but also to 'inappropriate housing solutions and poor construction techniques'.
• There are five primary barriers to the construction of safe housing in Da Nang: the extra cost of disaster-resistant measures, limited homeowner awareness, social pressure to increase living space for larger families, insufficient financial capacity, and a lack of professional technical assistance for storm-resistant housing.
• Among the three options used by local governments and households to reduce typhoon risks—rebuilding homes, repairing homes, and building public shelters—rebuilding homes is the most preferred, whereas public shelters are the least preferred.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2014). Qualitative Insights into the Costs and Benefits of Housing in Three Wards in Central Vietnam. https://cdkn.org/resource/qualitative-insights-into-the-costs-benefits-of-housing-vietnam

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Qualitative Insights into the Costs and Benefits of Housing in Three Wards in Central Vietnam. 2014. https://cdkn.org/resource/qualitative-insights-into-the-costs-benefits-of-housing-vietnam.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2014qualitative, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Qualitative Insights into the Costs and Benefits of Housing in Three Wards in Central Vietnam}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = jul, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/qualitative-insights-into-the-costs-benefits-of-housing-vietnam}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }