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Dubai 2020 Urban Masterplan

Dubai Municipality, Planning Department of 4 Feb 2012 File: RB

Forward

The Plan follows the vision of HisHighness Shaikh Mohammed BinRashid Al Maktoum The Ruler ofDubai.

Underpinning the Plan was thevision of Dubai as a modern Arabcity and vibrant regional gatewayto the world.

Since 1950, Dubai populationgrew about 100 times from asmall town of 20 thousandsinhabitants to 1.9 millioninhabitants (as estimated in2010). while its urban fabricextended rapidly 400 timesapproximately.

It is known today that during

business hours, Dubai mayreceive approximately 1.0 millionvisitors (generated from tourismand business trips from otheremirates and abroad).

The adopted population forecastfor 2020 is 2.8 million inhabitantsas per a medium growthscenario. However, the Plan ismade flexible and allow for ahigher growth where required.

The Plan covers the Dubai

Emirate territories including thesea territory within the12 nauticalmiles, the existing urban fabricand committed urban land, andthe desert territory and non-urban land excluding HattaProvince.

The Dubai 2020 UrbanMasterplan adopts flexible,sustainable, and competitiveapproach to achieve a city ofexcellence. It seeks to optimizeon existing governmentinfrastructure investments;rationalize an integrated landuseand transport; protect keyeconomic assets; and be flexibleand responsive to the

environmental challenges andconstraints, and to the socio-economic transformations.

The Plan identified the desiredurbanization parameters, urbanfabric and form, developmentstaging, and scale as the city

sought to refocus its targets foreconomic growth andsustainability.

Key to the Plan was defining apreferred spatial direction andform that responds to the Emirateneeds and growth to 2020, whileenabling immediate possibilitiesfor public and private investmentto achieve sustainable growth tobeyond 2020 where required.

The Plan considered the impact

of the global economic downturnin 2008; and It aims at promotingflexible and responsive landuse,and quality built environment.

The objectives of the Plan are to

• identify the urbanizationparameters,

• facilitate a competitive andsustainable spatial planning,and

• continue promotingresponsive planning systemand governance frameworkto streamline and guide futurespatial urbanization

The Plan considered thefollowing issues and aspects:

• Forecast the transformationof population, and the Socio-political trends. This is thekey to managing futureurbanization.

• Consider spatial developmentconstraint and possibilities,

and challenges.

• Define urbanizationparameters, and theexpansion of futuremetropolitan and regionalsettlements; and considerinfill redevelopment andrevitalization opportunities

• Promote sustainable and wellintegrated land-use planningand mobility networks

• Facilitate the development ofactivities hubs and centers,and competitive world classinvestment orienteddevelopments (housing,resorts, ports, hospitality,tourism, etc).

• Balance between urban

development andconservation of the naturaland man-made heritageenvironments.

• Provide adequate &appropriate housing for all(including affordable rentalhousing), and communityfacilities.

• Promote the integratedprovision of environmentalinfrastructure: water,sanitation, drainage andsolid-waste management

• Promote efficient, secure, andenvironmentally friendlyenergy supply.

• Mitigate any environmentaldegradation.

• Promote safe and healthyurban environments.

• Promote implementation toolsincluding governance

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Scope of Work:

The Planning approach is simplysummarized as follows:

• Identify the elements andcomponents of Dubaiurbanization;

• Analysis and synthesis of theelements and components;

• Establish strategies andpolicies for futureurbanization withconsiderations to the legalaspects of all land committedfor development before 2008,

• Prepare comprehensivestrategic spatial structureplan; and

• Promote implementation toolsincluding legal framework.

The task was carried out withconsultations with the relevantparties and stakeholders; and infour phases as follows:

Phase-1: Review, analysis, andSynthesis of the ExistingSituation (covering the relevantaspects: the natural and man-made environments, population

demographic, socio cultural,economic, etc).

Phase-2: Perspective ofDevelopment & Urbanization(forecasting for future Urbangrowth, and prepare UrbanDevelopment Program).

Phase-3: Spatial Structure Plan(Emirate wide Spatial StrategicPlanning).

Phase-4: LegislativeImplementation Tools (LegalImplementation Tools tostreamline planning process, and

development assessment andapprovals).

Given the time constraints ofpreparing the Dubai 2020 Plan,The Steering Committeerecommended further essentialtasks to be carried out (to

complement the implementationof Dubai 2020 Masterplan).including:

• A Planning and EnvironmentLaw to complement Phase-4(to guide the urban planningand development process);and

• A subsequent Phase-5related to Urban &Environmental Management(a Statutory Planning phase

to facilitate theimplementation of Phases 3).

Current Status ofthe Dubai 2020Master Plan:

The Dubai Executive Council hasissued the following decisions:

Decision No 22/2011which adoptthe Urban Spatial Structure Plan(Phase-3) including the basic

strategic directions andobjectives of the Plan.

Decision No 23/2011: whichadopt the principle of establishinga ‘Supreme Urban PlanningCouncil’ (SUPC) as initiallyproposed in Phase-4. This is inorder to define the relatedlegislative and statutoryframework that streamlines theEmirate’s urban andenvironmental planning processin a competitive approach.

Decision No 24/2011: whichadopt the proposal of makingavailable a total of 24,000

residential plots of land forNationals housing

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Acknowledgement

The four phases of the Dubai2020 Plan was prepared by the

Dubai Urban Planning SteeringCommittee in conjunction withthe services of the consultant AECOM Middle East LTD duringthe period July 2010- July 2012.

The Steering Committee wasestablished in 2010 by theInfrastructure and Environment Committee, The ExecutiveCouncil, Dubai Government.

The Dubai Urban PlanningSteering Committee includedmembers from Dubai Municipality

(DM), Roads and Traffic Authority(RTA), Dubai Electricity andWater Authority (DEWA), DubaiCivil Aviation Authority (DCAA),Dubai Maritime City Authority(DMCA), and Dubai LandDepartment who all madesubstantial professionalcontributions to the preparation ofthe Dubai 2020 Plan.

The contributions andparticipation of the followingstakeholders and parties are

also acknowledged:

• The Dubai Master Developers(national propertydevelopment companies-Emaar, Nakheel, etc); andother departments andagencies of Dubaigovernment.

• Dubai MunicipalityDepartments (Planning,Environment, Horticulture &Parks, Sewerage & Irrigation

and Solid WasteManagement);





• The Dubai GovernmentStatistics Team asestablished by DubaiMunicipality in 2010; and

• The Planning ResearchSection Team, DubaiMunicipality who wasresponsible on the dailycoordination, managementand administration of theProject under the directions ofthe Steering Committee

Head.

UrbanizationParameters

Dubai Emirate extends on landand sea.

The Emirate main land (excluding Hatta Province - 127Sq.Km) covers 3978 Sq.Km , ofwhich 20% approximatelycovered by the existing urbanfabric and projects under

construction (generally locatedwest of the outer by-pass road).The undeveloped land (which

was committed before 2008 forurbanization) covers also 20%approximately of the Emiratemain land area

The sea territory within12nautical miles covers 1450 sq.kmapproximately. By 2008,approximately 23% of thisterritory was subject to dredgingand reclamation as offshore man-made islands. These islands asat 2010 are partially developed

and urbanized.





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Note:

The Plan may be reviewedperiodically and/ or amendedanytime where required asdirected by Dubai Government.

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