1945 Independence 1946 Resistance War 1954 Geneva peace talks, country divided
Low urbanisation Dislocation of population
Consumption
Private
Detached houses Row houses
Main events
Urbanisation
Perceived nature of housing
Main mode of urban housing production
Prevailing urban housing forms produced
1945±54
North Row houses 1 High-rise communal housing estates 1 Detached houses South Row houses 1 Detached houses 1 Squatters
South Row houses Detached houses
South Private
South Private
North Row houses 1 High-rise communal housing estates 1 Detached houses
North Destruction of stock
Shelter
South
North State subsidies
South Consumption
North Shelter
South Refugees ¯ ocked to cities: forced urbanisation
South Unplanned urbanisation Military installations Processing industries
North Non-productive sector Social service
North Evacuation Dispersion of settlements: zero or negative urbanisation
1965 American troops introduced to the South Destructive air war in the North
North Restrained, planned urbanisation New industrial towns
South Consolidation of power Repression Successive coups
North Socialist industrialisation Collectivisation
1965±74
Row houses 1 High-rise communal housing estates 1 Detached houses 1 ?(Slums 1 squatters)
State subsidies reduced, work-units housing production
Non-productive sector Social service Income-generating means
Restrained urbanisation Population relocation Economic zoning
1975 Vietnam war ended; economic embargo imposed 1976 Uni® cation
1975±84
Row houses 1 Detached houses 1 ?(Slums 1 squatters)
Private
Consumption Income-generating means Investment
Urbanisation boom
1986 Reform of economic policy introduced 1987 Promulgation of a liberal Investment Law
1985±95
Table 1. Urban housing development in Vietnam: a chronology
1955±64
Row houses 1 Detached houses 1 ?(Slums 1 squatters)
Private
Consumption Income-generating means Investment Status symbol
Continuing urbanisation
1995 Full Integration into global economy: embargo lifted, joining ASEAN
1995 onwards
A NEW THE ORY OF RESIDENTIAL LOCAT ION
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