The academic paper focuses on some of the most topical issues, such as traffic congestion, air and water pollution, lack of social contact between townspeople and villagers, etc. noted from the recent development of new towns in Hanoi with a specific case study - Van Quan, where an interaction between a typical new urban area and four adjacent villages is particularly noticeable and therefore requires an initial-but-comprehensive investigation. | A preliminary study on the development of new urban areas in Hanoi over the past ten years and their interactions with surrounding villages - a review from Van Quan new town
