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Duqm City Master Plan

11 2017 - 01 2022

SEZAD

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Designation: Senior Urban Planner

Project - Duqm City Master Plan

Status - Under Construction phase

WS Atkins International & Co LLC (Atkins) has been appointed by the Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm (SEZAD) to deliver the Al Duqm City Detailed Master Plan and Development Framework. A comprehensive and multi-disciplinary master planning approach has been adopted, taking on board recent master planning efforts. The overall aim of the Duqm City Detailed Master Plan

Client - Oman Government

Consultant: Atkins

Location - Duqm, Oman

Program - Detailed master planning

City Area - 2200 km2 and Development Framework is to further develop the existing Al Duqm [Concept] Urban Design Master Plan, developed in 2014, and undertake a comprehensive validation process to ensure the resulting Master Plan presents a realistic, viable, and financially feasible basis for the long-term development of the City. This process has been founded on a number of primary and secondary data collection exercises in collaboration with SEZAD Design Team, as well as discussions with a broader series of external Stakeholders

In parallel with the data collection exercise, a multidisciplinary analysis and assessment of this data has been carried out in order to identify where modifications to - or further development of – the current Concept Plan proposals are required in order to deliver a robust Development Framework and Detailed Master Plan for the City.

The primary purpose of the Duqm City Detailed Master Plan and Development Framework is to further develop and detail the existing 2014 Al Duqm Urban Design Master Plan for the City – whilst undertaking the further supporting studies – to ensure this provides a robust yet flexible framework within which to realise and achieve Duqm City’s original vision and goals for development.

Undertaken in four project stages, the Master Plan and Development Framework, which is now complete, will comprise the development and delivery of a market feasibility study and tourism strategy, pre-concept infrastructure design, environmental, hydrological and traffic assessments and the production of planning and urban design guidelines to manage the long-term growth of the City.

This Report is the Stage 4 Report – the Final Master Plan and Development Framework, Schematic Engineering Design and Planning and Governance Strategy – which forms the final formal deliverable for the Project. This Report documents the updates which have been made to the Draft Master Plan since the conclusion of the Stage 3A Draft Al Duqm City Detailed Master Plan and Development Framework Report, taking on board Stakeholder and Client feedback, as well as further updates and refinement of the Master Plan itself, to ensure that the Master Plan is in line with the overall requirements and vision for the City.

The Final Detailed Masterplan

The Final Detailed Master Plan has been developed and refined over the course of the previous three stages of work. The starting point for the development of the Master Plan was the identification of key site planning and design informants which would influence the development of the Duqm City Master Plan options and furthermore the Draft and Final Detailed Master Plan. The primary site planning and design informant issues were identified, SEZAD comments and updated allocations and subdivisions, the Final Master Plan was prepared between December 2017 to May 2018 with the help of the consultant Atkins.

Topography

Protect the cliff edges, coastal escarpments and channels of topography which define the wadi systems

Connect the Highland Area with the sea while providing natural cool micro-climates and distinct and unique features to the city.

Ecology

Protect and enhance wildlife habitat areas

Ensure proper development setbacks from sensitive areas such as turtle nesting and bird feeding areas along the coast

Geology

Protect the unique land formations and rock outcroppings which have evolved over time

Respect the internationally significant geological finds in the Rock Garden

Hydrology

Wadi Saay offers a great opportunity of maintaining and maximising the water shed system. Wadi Saay Tributaries extend throughout the site and can create connective open spaces throughout the urban fabric of the future city.

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