Phong Tran
9 Papers
14 Citations
Phong Tran is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Disaster risk reduction & Climate change. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 9 publications.
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Papers
Heat index trends and climate change implications for occupational heat exposure in Da Nang, Vietnam
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated potential changes in day and night-time ambient temperatures and heat indices for Da Nang, Vietnam over the period 2020-2049 when compared with 1970-1999 after downscaling daily minimum and maximum temperatures and humidity variables from six CMIP5 climate models.
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Resilience projects as experiments: implementing climate change resilience in Asian cities
Sarah Orleans Reed,Richard Friend,J. K. Jarvie,Justin Henceroth,Pakamas Thinphanga,Dilip Singh,Phong Tran,Ratri Sutarto +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a process of qualitative, reflective research among practitioners within the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) showed that development projects and programmes can contribute meaningfully to this capacity when they introduce projects as "experiments".
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Quantitative cost-benefit analysis for typhoon resilient housing in Danang city, Vietnam
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the costs and benefits of applying typhoon resilient housing measures in Da Nang and found that the return on investment of typhoon-resilient housing is positive when typhoon events occur early in the lifetime of the house.
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Transforming vulnerability: shelter, adaptation, and climate thresholds
TL;DR: In this article, the authors synthesize collaborative research results on the economics of alternative strategies for building resilience of housing systems in response to current conditions and projected changes in climate, and demonstrate cost-effective solutions for reducing risk from flooding, extreme storm events, and increases in daily temperature maxima.
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Lessons from self-assessments within urban climate resilience programs
TL;DR: In this article, the United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction Local Government Self Assessment Tool (LGSAT) experience in four cities is reviewed and developed lessons learned from the experience.
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