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Kuwait City Urban Development 2030 Plan

Kuwait, Kuwait

2010 - 2012

Local Development PlanMetropolitan AreaMixed UseStrategy

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Project Description

Approach Words: Comprehensive Planning, Integrated City, Sustainability

Public Policy Instruments: Financial Mechanism, Organization, Physical Intervention, Planning

Kuwait City Urban Development 2030 Plan is a local area plan prepared with the aim to guide urban development in Kuwait City up to the year 2030. The plan aligns with and is part of the 3rd National Master Plan Revision of 2005-2030ⁱ ¹ ², aimed at dealing with an important population growth across Kuwait by 2030³. The plan reflects the vision of positioning Kuwait City as a national, international, financial, business and commercial center⁴ and fostering mixed-use sustainable development across the capital⁵. The plan integrates various sectoral strategies, including a park and open space strategy, transport strategy, and utility upgrades, and others⁶.

Title: 3rd Kuwait Masterplan Revision of 2005-2030.

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Title: Kuwait City Urban Development 2030 Plan.

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Title: Aerial View showing one of the areas as per the Kuwait City Urban Development 2030 Plan.

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Title: Green spaces along the Kuwait City Bay.

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Title: 3rd Kuwait Masterplan Revision of 2005-2030.

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Title: Kuwait City Urban Development 2030 Plan.

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Title: Aerial View showing one of the areas as per the Kuwait City Urban Development 2030 Plan.

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Title: Green spaces along the Kuwait City Bay.

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The plan is developed for a site measuring 12 square kilometers in Kuwait City, which is strategically located at the northern peak of the metropolitan area overlooking Kuwait Bay. It is surrounded by the sea to the northeast and the 1st Ring Road to the southwest, along Al Shaheed Park (previously known as the green belt), and connected to the rest of Kuwait through a series of arterial roads that transverse the 1st Ring Road⁷.

The plan proposes that the new development in the city be concentrated in four Action Areas: Sawaber; Mirqab West; Mirqab East and Qibla Commercial Area 1 and 2⁸. As mentioned earlier, the plan also consists of strategies such as park and open space strategy for more improved livability in the city, and a transport strategy⁹ which aims to connect the inner areas of the city to its surrounding through highways¹⁰.

Owner/Developer (Public)

Kuwait Municipality ¹⁵

Consultant/Designer

Gulf Consult ¹⁶

ATKINS Realis ¹⁷

Funder

Kuwait’s Government ¹⁸

Contractor/Implementer

Ministry of State for Municipal Affair ¹⁹

Owner/Developer (Public)

Kuwait Municipality ¹⁵

Contractor/Implementer

Ministry of State for Municipal Affair ¹⁹

Funder

Kuwait’s Government ¹⁸

Consultant/Designer

Gulf Consult ¹⁶

ATKINS Realis ¹⁷

The project is initiated by Kuwait Municipality and funded by Kuwait’s Government through the Ministry of Public Works and Ministry of State for Municipal Affairs¹¹, offering a fund of approximately $4million¹². Gulf Consult in association with Atkins, were engaged to develop a comprehensive detailed Local Plan for Kuwait City¹³. The plan was developed through six key phases¹⁴:

Phase 1: Data Collection and Analysis.
Phase 2: Detailed Planning and Traffic Studies.
Phase 3: Planning Alternatives for Kuwait City.
Phase 4: Detailed Local Plan.
Phase 5: Detailed Zoning and Subdivision Plans.
Phase 6: Final Plans and Documents.

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Endnotes

i The First Kuwait Master Plan was introduced in 1952. The first review of the Master Plan took place in 1977, followed by a second review in 1983 and a third review in 2005. More information is in this link: https://unhabitat.org/sites/default/files/documents/2019-08/national-report-asia-pacific-kuwait-final-in-english.pdf (Accessed on 18 March 2024).

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