Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council Magazine Issue 6 April 2012

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VISION MAGAZINE ISSUE 6: MEET THE UPC TEAM 4-6 POSITIVE SIGN FOR ABU DHABI 6-7 ALL EYES ON ABU DHABI 8-9 COMPLETE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AT CITYSCAPE 2012 10-13 NEWS SECTION 14-15 Q & A HUMAID AL DHAHERI - ADNEC 16-18 ADSIC ARTICLE 20-21 Q & A FAHAD AL KETBI - SOROUH 22-24 REACHING OUT TO ESTIDAMA’S STAKEHLDERS 25-27 INVOLVING RESI- DENTS IN EVOLVING THEIR COMMUNI- TIES 28-31 A SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS OF DEVELOPMENT 2011 32-33 3 VISION MAGAZINE ISSUE SIX
Come and Connect with us at Cityscape 2012 Sustainable urban development for the Emirate is at the heart of Abu Dhabi’s Vision 2030 agenda and, as we are now in the final stages of completing our Emirate-wide strategic framework plans for Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Gharbia, we are reaffirming our commitment to planning for ‘Complete Sustainable Communities’. Our cities in the Emirate are growing faster and urban planning may answer to immediate and complex issues. These days, understanding our cities and our citizens’ evolving needs is a daunting task. Cities can be interpreted as an assemblage of different urban fabrics, neighbourhoods and districts. Over the past three years, significant advances have been made in sustainable housing design and related green building rating systems (including the UPC’s Estidama Pearl Rating Systems), along with neighbourhood planning policies and sustainable infrastructure technologies. As Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2012 commences, we are highlighting this commitment to community planning by building on the foundations of previous years. In 2009, we launched the plans for Capital District. In 2010, we showcased Plan Capital 2030 and unveiled our model for the Metropolitan Area for the first time. In 2011, we used our stand and its ‘Vision 2030 Experience Centre’ layout as a communications platform to unveil – for the first time - our broad Emiratewide strategic approach covering Plans Capital 2030, Al Ain 2030 and Al Gharbia 2030. This year, we are highlighting the level we are now operating at as we plan the next layer of detail, through the development of community level plans and specific implementation projects that embody the principles of Complete Sustainable Communities and incorporate the components of our suite of policies and manuals – please see the articles in this issue for more information and from our planning experts and Government partners. At Cityscape, not only will we be presenting our Complete Sustainable Communities concept, we will be actively encouraging feedback through our dedicated Bloggers’ Lounge which will be responding to people’s queries, providing info updates and shooting videos through our YouTube, Facebook and Twitter channels. Reaching out to our stakeholders at events including Cityscape Abu Dhabi, our consultation sessions with Abu Dhabi’s residents, our global advertising campaigns and our online media initiatives, we are able to reach out to all citizens and ensure the UPC’s vision is clearly perceived: we are planning for a truly sustainable, world-class Emirate that comprises a network of well-connected, vibrant and liveable Complete Sustainable Communities. Sustainable development is defined as that which allows us to meet our needs without co mpromising the ability of future generations to meet their own. Creating Complete Sustainable Communities perfectly answers this concern by balancing economic, socio-cultural and environmental priorities. It requires a long-term perspective and full collaboration between all Government agencies. We know that such a cooperative cross-agency approach is required to ensure, through a shared vision, an efficient transfer of knowledge and information to ensure the UPC will deliver truly informed solutions, plans and policies that integrate best practice and encourage openness and innovation. Falah Mohamed Al Ahbabi General Manager Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council 2 VISION MAGAZINE ISSUE SIX
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