Narrative Description of Project:
The project is considered one of the most important strategic plans in urban development and enhancement of the cultural and tourist sides in the capital” As Sana’a is the historical and political capital of the Republic of Yemen and is located in the Central Highlands (Northern-central part of Yemen), within coordinates of latitudes 15º 10′ 00″ and 15º 30′ 00″, north and longitudes 44º 05′ 00″ and 44º 20′ 00″ East, and at an elevation of 2200 meters above sea level.
The study area under the scope of this project is around 10,000 km^2.
A master plan was prepared for Sana’a (Yemeni-Cuban team master plan experience of 1998). This new project aimed to update and revise the Master Plan toward the year 2030.
The following are the main components for the study:
- Comprehensive strategic Environmental and social assessments for the project area.
- Comprehensive legal and institutional frameworks for local administration urban planning, urban finance, and urban management within the study area.
- Developing an urban spatial plan using a land use plan and formulated a phased development plan that integrated socio-economic, financial, and environmental.
- Comprehensive Tourism development plan that included Plans for the new Sana’a airport and plans for the existing international airport, Parks, green areas, and open public spaces, carry out a cultural heritage review of Sana’a identifying all urban elements in need of historic preservation,
- Rapid city economy reviews and assesses Sana’a’s comparative economic advantages and development potentials, Land uses categories of land tenure, land prices, agricultural land conversion, market dynamics, and the land registration and building permit processes in the study area.)
- Plans for industrial areas and large institutional land uses.
- Water supply system including water resources (Hydrological & Hydro-geological), water supply networks, storage and treatment facilities.
- Public facilities and community services
- Solid waste management system
- Carry out a rapid analysis of the housing sector in Sana’a.
- Rapid city poverty review
- Municipal finance and public sector investments in Sana’a including forecasts of likely revenues and expenditures and shortfalls.
Description of Actual Services Provided by Your Staff:
- Management of the project and implementing the quality control assurance activities of the project.
- Comprehensive Strategic Environmental and Social Studies for the project and preparation of a comprehensive Master Plan.
- Comprehensive Water resources (Hydrological & Hydro-geological) Assessment.
- Urban Structure planning and land scrapping activities.
- Urban Risk Assessment approach to identify feasible measures to assess a city’s risk
- Comprehensive Technical Studies for Transportation, water systems, wastewater systems, and solid waste management.
- Study, evaluate, and propose the development of all the infrastructure components in the region including Transportation, Electrical, Water Supply, Wastewater, and Telecommunication.
- Financial and economic studies for the project.
- Prepare final architectural, structural, and MEP drawings and details.
- Prepare a GIS Model using GIS Software & remote sensing technologies.
- Participate in the preparation of the final report