TTLV: Urbanization and spatial transformation of Ngoc Than village, Ngoc My commune, Quoc Oai district, Hanoi

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Ngo Thi Chang                  

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: November 19, 1991

4. Place of birth: Tan An - Nhat Quang - Phu Cu - Hung Yen.

5. Decision No. 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 31, 2014, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:Urbanization and spatial transformation of Ngoc Than village, Ngoc My commune, Quoc Oai district, Hanoi.

8. Major: Anthropology Code: 60.31.03.02

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van SuuFaculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

1/ Essentially, the case study of Ngoc Than village has contributed a clearer, more vivid, and more multifaceted view of the spatial transformation of villages under the impact of urbanization, initially establishing and defining two main spatial systems in Northern Vietnamese villages: public space and private space.

2/ The space of Ngoc Than village has undergone extremely dramatic changes since urbanization. The shift in function, the increase in religious practices in traditional public spaces such as communal houses, temples, shrines, and ancestral halls, the disappearance of water features like ponds, streams, and wells, and the emergence of modern public spaces—all of these have had a significant impact on the functioning of the village, clans, families, and individuals. Despite its high practical value, the rapid development of multi-story houses has somewhat eroded the soul of a traditional village with its "ancient spaces." Therefore, the experiences of the villagers unfold through many different stages. Understanding their psychology and experiences helps us to partially explain the transformation of space linked to each individual's history.

3/ Urbanization is only one of many factors determining the spatial transformation of Ngoc Than village throughout its historical, political, cultural, and social context. However, it must be affirmed that, with the impact of urbanization, the spatial transformation is truly powerful and complex, with many influencing factors, from internal factors of individuals and communities to external factors such as state policies and programs and projects implemented at the local level.

4. This suggests ways to identify traditional and modern elements in order to develop sustainable urbanization strategies for rural Vietnam, moving towards modernity without breaking with past traditions. Or, as the late scholar Tran Dinh Huou said, modernity can be achieved from tradition.

11. Practical applications:

12. Future research directions:

13. Published works related to the thesis:

1,Ngo Thi Chang (2016), “Public space in traditional Vietnamese villages (case study of Ngoc Than village, Ngoc My commune, Quoc Oai district, Hanoi)”,Culture and Arts Magazine, No. 388, pp. 9-11.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Ngo Thi Chang 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: November 19, 1991 4. Place of birth: Hung Yen

5. Admission decision number: 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH, Dated: December, 31th, 2014 by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University (Ha Noi).

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Urbanization and change spaces in Ngoc Than village, Ngoc My, Quoc Oai, Ha Noi.

8. Major: Anthropology Code: 60.31.03.02

9. Supervisors: Associate Professor. Dr Nguyen Van Suu - University of Social Sciences and Humanities

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

1/ Basically, case studies Ngoc Than village contributed a clear look, more vivid and more multi-dimensional about change spaces of the village under the impact of urbanization, construction and initial delineation two major space systems in the northern village including public space and private space.

2/ Since urbanization pervaded in Ngoc Than village's Space, which has incredible change. Transformed Functional, the rise of religious practice in traditional spaces such as communal houses, pagodas,... the disappearance of space as the water spaces such as ponds, wells, ... and the emergence of the modern public space, all of them contain impacts on the operation of the village, the parentage, the family, and the individual. Despite it has high applicability but with the development of the building, the space of village is somewhat lost the spirit of a traditional village with the "traditional space". Experience of the people, therefore, takes place through many different levels. Grasp the psychology and their experience, also helps explain some of the change spaces associated with each individual history.

3/ Urbanization is just one of many determinants of alternative spaces in Ngoc Than village, in the context of history, politics, culture and society. But, must confirm that, with the impact of urbanization, space transformation is really strong and complex, with many influencing factors, from the internal factors of the individual, community to external factors as government policies, programs and projects carried out locally.

4/ Then, suggests the thought identify traditional elements and modern elements to be directed the interpretations development urbanization in rural Vietnam, go to the modern without fault with past traditions. As the late scholar said Tran Dinh Huou, can be modern from traditional.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

12. Further research directions, if any:

13. Thesis-related publications:

1/ Ngo Thi Chang (2016), “The public space in traditional Vietnamese village (case studies Ngoc Than village, Ngoc My, Quoc Oai, Hanoi)”,Culture and ArtsNo. 388, pp. 9-11.