Pham Thai Son, is the local Principal Investigator of Case study 4: Wards 13 and 14, Phú Nhuận, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Dr. Pham Thai Son is Senior Lecturer in Urban Economics, Academic Coordinator for Sustainable Urban Development master study program at Vietnamese – German University. He received his Ph.D  in Cities and Societies from National Institute of Applied Science of Lyon – INSA Lyon in 2010. Dr. Pham Thai Son’s fields of interest: Urban Planning, Urban Morphology, Public Space, Livable Xity, Urban Economics, Real Estate Market, Housing, Transit-Oriented Development, Urban Density, Urban Resilience. Email: son.pt@vgu.edu.vn