Kabul Urban Survey - Groupe URD

5.2.3 Accelerate spatial expertise in parallel........................................................................ 53
5.3 Actors involved in urban planning: process & problems ........................................53
5.3.1 Multiplicity of actors and data sources ........................................................................ 53
5.3.2 Fragmented spatial urban vision ................................................................................. 54
5.3.3 Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) as mapping developer................................. 55
5.3.4 Kabul Municipality mapping......................................................................................... 56
5.3.5 AGCHO & AIMS as mapping offices........................................................................... 56
5.4 Spatial analysis of Kabul city.................................................................................58
5.4.1 A short analysis of Kabul’s urban structure................................................................. 58
5.4.2 A geographical and cultural crossing .......................................................................... 60
5.4.3 Strategic position: protection and vulnerability............................................................ 60
5.4.4 Past and present spatial stakes .................................................................................. 61
6 URBAN MECHANISMS ........................................................................................... 64
6.1 Different decision-making levels............................................................................64
6.1.1 At a national level and international control ................................................................ 64
6.1.2 At the city level ............................................................................................................ 64
6.1.3 At the community level ................................................................................................ 64
6.2 Different level of spatial reconstruction strategies .................................................66
6.2.1 Rehabilitation projects ................................................................................................. 66
6.2.2 Development vision, programmes and risks ............................................................... 67
7 CONCLUSION....................................................................................................... 72
7.1 Urban situation......................................................................................................72
7.1.1 Physical situation......................................................................................................... 72
7.1.2 General lack of urban management and unclear institutional roles............................ 72
7.1.3 Policies, programmes and projects ............................................................................. 73
7.2 Analysis shows absence of spatial vision and lack of data....................................74
7.2.1 Lack of synthesis with all analysis............................................................................... 74
7.2.2 Lack of spatial reference ............................................................................................. 74
7.2.3 Lack of coordination and information .......................................................................... 74
7.3 Recommendations................................................................................................74
7.3.1 Establishing reference documents and validating them officially................................ 74
7.3.2 Response needs to cover different timeframes........................................................... 75
7.3.3 A specific technical, urban development engineering agency .................................... 76
BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................... 77
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