Plan 2030
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“Plan Abu Dhabi 2030” is the document that maps out the strategic development of the city and its
surroundings. It was a collaborative effort between many government entities.
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This Urban Structure Framework Plan, “Plan Abu Dhabi 2030”, presents a coherent picture for the
future of the City of Abu Dhabi as an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable community
and as an increasingly important national capital. It provides for a way to grow and take advantage of the
economic opportunities at hand without sacrificing the best of the city and while adding new elements to
make it a great world metropolis.
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The plan provides a vision for use by all entities with an interest in the future development of Abu Dhabi.
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It sets an environmental context, confirms an urban structure of land use, transportation, open space,
built form and national capital arrangements. It outlines key “building blocks” through which the urban
structure will come together logically and organically over time.
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The Urban Structure Framework Plan is targeted to the year 2030 and an expected population of over 3
million people.
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The Plan will be the guide to [judge] new developments to insure [that they are] consistent with the needs
and wants of the people of Abu Dhabi and will come together as a coherent, viable urban whole.
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It will also set the direction for regulatory guidelines and zoning.
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Under the auspices of the Executive Affairs Authority, the primary formation of the ‘Plan Abu Dhabi
2030’ Urban Structure Framework Plan occurred through the assimilation of all the preparatory findings
and generation of ideas for growth at two major working sessions, called charettes, held in Abu Dhabi in
February and March 2007.
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The Urban Planning Council is the body charged with the massive task of coordinating the physical
restructuring of Abu Dhabi on the ground, in accordance with the necessities of Vision 2030.
As the name suggests, it is a clear, viable vision for the future of Abu Dhabi. It is a broadly drawn complex
of ideas, directions and patterns. It is not a detailed scheme, articulated property by property. It can be
used to evaluate development and growth propositions in a general way, but not to provide detailed
guidelines for individual sites. It will be best used in concert with specific site analysis and plan making,
where its general plan directions and intentions can be translated into specific terms.