Rapid urbanization poses major challenges for cities and their surrounding regions, not only due to increased resource consumption and its impacts but also in terms of vulnerability to sudden changes/threats. It is of the utmost importance to ensure the practical implementation of strategies and plans that address these challenges – such as pertaining to adequate supply and disposal infrastructure (water, energy, food supply, waste, wastewater).

The objective of emplement! is to develop transferable tools and the needed capacities that enable administrations and relevant stakeholders in the city of Da Nang and the adjoining province of Quang Nam (Central Vietnam) to ensure the planning and practical implementation of relevant strategies into efficient, sustainable and resilient measures that interact synergistically.

The development of tools takes place at three different levels: system level (analysis of strategies, plans, general framework; data generation methods); technology level (identification of appropriate technologies, decision-making support); implementation level (identification of obstacles, implementation of showcases, research on implementation).

Given the economic importance for Da Nang and Quang Nam, emplement! focuses on four fields of action: tourism, agriculture, industry, and built environment. Based on this, a comprehensive, transferable methodology is being developed to be applied in other Asian cities and regions as well. Implementation activities are initially defined in the four fields of action; next, first practical showcase projects are implemented and provided with scientific support, taking into account the conceptual and technical synergies both between the four action fields and in the urban-regional context.