urban toronto in canada the university of chicago urban network in the united states and the viet nam urban forum vuf are examples of platforms for networking and discussion on key urban issues among agents from different backgrounds the membership of the vuf for instance chaired by the ministry of construction includes public private and nonprofit organisations universities think tanks and so on and even international organisations the vuf a platform for discussion on urban issues regularly reviews and reports to stakeholders on the state of ongoing urban development programmes it also contributes to a deeper understanding of urban upgrading projects