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Erzählmethode : a toponymic solution for new urbans in Vietnam
Date Issued:
2022
Author(s):
Lê, Văn
FSPPM
Abstract:
In this study, we investigate a practical issue that streets in new urbans of Vietnam are named after numbers. A preliminary benefit and cost analysis reveals that this issue makes residents confused despite its convenience in public management. Accordingly, we find that it is necessary to rename streets which had been named by numbers. Seeking an appropriate solution, we propose the toponymic Erzählmethode, which means the telling-by-counting method, to suggest new street names. In essence, this method requires to tell stories compared to streets named after numbers. To clarify the application of this method, we do a case study for the Bình Trị Đông B urban of Bình Tân District in Ho Chi Minh City. This case study illustrates how the proposed Erzählmethode works in practice. Along telling by counting, we are supposed to consider related toponymic factors to suggest meaningful street names. Beyond streets naming, this study recommends policy implications relating to the cultural and social development in terms of residents’ knowledge. As a result, this study is expected to provide referring solutions for new urbans in terms of toponymic urban planning.