Drought and flood adaptation cycle of the spatial development process of the urban system of Ninh Thuan province, Vietnam

Abstract

The second industrial revolution has promoted strong urbanization in urban areas around the world, increasing the process of climate change (CC). Many research concepts on the adaptability of urban spaces to CC have emerged. One of them is the Adaptive Cycle, which explains the process of spatial transformation of a city in relation to natural phenomena according to cycles. This study investigates the history of spatial formation and development of the urban system in Ninh Thuan province in the interaction with drought and floods, thereby interpreting from the perspective of the Adaptive Cycle to determine the qualitative adaptation of urban space at the time of study and to determine future risks, as a basis for planning research. The databases used in the study are extracted from Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) technology, which are strong geospatial database systems. The findings indicate that the urban system space in Ninh Thuan province has developed through three cycles of adaptation to drought and floods, and is currently in the second phase of the third cycle.

Keywords: Adaptative cycle; urban spatial transformation; drought and flood.