PROJECT FOR UPDATE OF ERBIL CITY MASTER PLAN
TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE CITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE KURDISTAN REGION OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ
[Consultancy for Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA ]
Client: General Directorate of Urban Planning, Ministry of Municipalities and Tourism (KRG-Iraq)
Area: 2,800 km2
Status: Completed | 150-page report produced
The General Directorate of Urban Planning (GDUP) in the Ministry of Municipalities and Tourism (MoMT) prepared an urban development master plan for Erbil City (Erbil Master Plan) between 2007-2009 in consideration of future growth of Erbil City. However, since it was formulated, the urbanization in Erbil City has been accelerated in a way deviating from the master plan, due to the construction rush caused by the increase in investments from Turkey and the Gulf countries and the unexpected population increase. The situations have caused various problems, such as urban sprawls and environmental deterioration. In order to address the urban problems, it has become important to update the master plan with a clear implementation mechanism based on the current situation. GDUP, on behalf of KRG, made an official request to the Government of Japan for the technical cooperation for updating the master plan and promoting the implementation of the updated Master Plan.
The goal of the Project is that “the updated Master Plan contributes to sustainable city development through the promotion of low-carbon urban development and the creation of multicore urban structure”.
Consultancy focus:
1- Public Facilities Planning [current condition | Review of MP2030 | Public Facilities Development Plan | Priority Project List | Pilot Local urban Plan | Local urban Plan Formulation Guidelines ]
2- Green and Open space Planning [current condition | Review of MP2030 | Public Facilities Development Plan | Priority Project List | Pilot Local urban Plan | Local urban Plan Formulation Guidelines ]