Air Pollution in Hochiminh City
THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION
TO AIR POLLUTION
IN HO CHI MINH CITY
Ho Chi Minh City, 24 Nov, 2012
Lecturer: Vo Duc Hoang Vu
Students: Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau 1001017412 Le Thi Thuy Hong 1001017456 Nguyen Pham Dieu Linh 1001017479
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: 1
I- INDUSTRIALIZATION IN HO CHI MINH CITY: 1
1. Industrialization definition: 1
2. Industrialization growth in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC): 1
II- AIR POLLUTION IN HO CHI MINH CITY: 2
1. Air pollution definition: 2
2. Air pollution present situation in Ho Chi Minh City: 2
III- INDUSTRIALIZATION TO AIR POLLUTION: 3
1. Case study 3
2. The effects in HCMC: 4
3. The impacts of air pollution to people lives and the economics: 5
IV- SOLUTION PROPOSAL: 7
CONCLUSION: 8
INDEX & NOTES 9
BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCE 10
FIGURE AND TABLE
Picture – Table of the Coal Consumption in Beijing 4
Table – Emissions from industrial activities 5
INTRODUCTION:
Industrialization is considered the shortest way to help Vietnam escape from poverty. Thanks to industrialization and modernization, since Doi Moi (Renovation), Vietnam has overcome poverty threshold in 2010, entered the middle-income countries. However, besides these outstanding achievements, we are faced with serious environmental challenges. According to statistics of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the country has nearly 4,000 production facilities, more than 1,500 villages has polluted and more than 200 industrial parks need to be controlled of their emission. In an article of Tuoitrenews (Wed, May 2, 2012), we were informed of reality of Vietnam’s environment:
“Air quality in Vietnam is lagging among the ten worst nations in the world, ranking 123rd, and it is forecast that air pollution will continue to worsen in the near future and may fall to 125th place, according to the EPI survey.
This information, while alarming, is now new, as independent surveys by Vietnamese agencies have reached the conclusion that the country’s air pollution has worsened at
TO AIR POLLUTION
IN HO CHI MINH CITY
Ho Chi Minh City, 24 Nov, 2012
Lecturer: Vo Duc Hoang Vu
Students: Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau 1001017412 Le Thi Thuy Hong 1001017456 Nguyen Pham Dieu Linh 1001017479
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: 1
I- INDUSTRIALIZATION IN HO CHI MINH CITY: 1
1. Industrialization definition: 1
2. Industrialization growth in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC): 1
II- AIR POLLUTION IN HO CHI MINH CITY: 2
1. Air pollution definition: 2
2. Air pollution present situation in Ho Chi Minh City: 2
III- INDUSTRIALIZATION TO AIR POLLUTION: 3
1. Case study 3
2. The effects in HCMC: 4
3. The impacts of air pollution to people lives and the economics: 5
IV- SOLUTION PROPOSAL: 7
CONCLUSION: 8
INDEX & NOTES 9
BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCE 10
FIGURE AND TABLE
Picture – Table of the Coal Consumption in Beijing 4
Table – Emissions from industrial activities 5
INTRODUCTION:
Industrialization is considered the shortest way to help Vietnam escape from poverty. Thanks to industrialization and modernization, since Doi Moi (Renovation), Vietnam has overcome poverty threshold in 2010, entered the middle-income countries. However, besides these outstanding achievements, we are faced with serious environmental challenges. According to statistics of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the country has nearly 4,000 production facilities, more than 1,500 villages has polluted and more than 200 industrial parks need to be controlled of their emission. In an article of Tuoitrenews (Wed, May 2, 2012), we were informed of reality of Vietnam’s environment:
“Air quality in Vietnam is lagging among the ten worst nations in the world, ranking 123rd, and it is forecast that air pollution will continue to worsen in the near future and may fall to 125th place, according to the EPI survey.
This information, while alarming, is now new, as independent surveys by Vietnamese agencies have reached the conclusion that the country’s air pollution has worsened at