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English Definition
The planning, design, and management of cities and urban areas to achieve economic growth, social equity, and environmental sustainability simultaneously โ embodied in Dubai’s 2040 Urban Master Plan and Abu Dhabi’s urban growth strategies as the spatial framework for the UAE’s sustainability ambitions.
Sustainable Urban Development in the UAE
Sustainable urban development applies sustainability principles at the city and district scale โ using land use planning, infrastructure investment, transportation systems, public space provision, and green infrastructure to create urban environments that are economically productive, socially equitable, environmentally responsible, and resilient to future change. The concept is anchored in SDG 11 โ ‘Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable’ โ and is operationalised in the UAE through a series of landmark urban planning frameworks.
Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan
Dubai’s 2040 Urban Master Plan โ the emirate’s first long-term sustainable urban development strategy โ establishes the spatial framework for Dubai’s growth to a projected population of 5.8 million by 2040. Its key sustainability provisions include: designation of five urban centres with mixed-use, high-density development around transit nodes (reducing private car dependence); expansion of natural and rural reserves to 60% of Dubai’s total land area (preserving ecological value and biodiversity); doubling of green and recreational public space per capita; creation of an integrated green and blue network of parks, waterfronts, and ecological corridors connecting urban areas; and designation of economic zones prioritising clean industry and innovation.
Principles of Sustainable Urban Design
At the neighbourhood and district scale, sustainable urban development is implemented through several interrelated design principles. Mixed use: integrating residential, commercial, retail, and community uses within walkable distances reduces vehicle trips and supports vibrant, active street life. Transit-oriented development (TOD): concentrating higher-density development within walking distance of metro stations and transit stops maximises public transport use. Walkability and cycling infrastructure: designing streets and public realm for pedestrian and cyclist comfort and safety reduces private car dependence โ a significant challenge in the UAE’s extreme climate that requires shaded walkways, air-conditioned pedestrian bridges, and cycling facilities. Green infrastructure: integrating parks, urban forests, green corridors, and water features into the urban fabric provides ecological benefits, UHI mitigation, stormwater management, and amenity value. Under LEED for Neighbourhood Development (LEED ND), sustainable urban design principles are applied at the district scale through a credit framework addressing smart location, neighbourhood pattern, green infrastructure, and building performance.
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ุชุฎุทูุท ุงูู ุฏู ูุงูู ูุงุทู ุงูุญุถุฑูุฉ ูุชุตู ูู ูุง ูุฅุฏุงุฑุชูุง ูุชุญููู ุงููู ู ุงูุงูุชุตุงุฏู ูุงูุฅูุตุงู ุงูุงุฌุชู ุงุนู ูุงูุงุณุชุฏุงู ุฉ ุงูุจูุฆูุฉ ูู ุขูู ูุงุญุฏ โ ู ูุฌุณููุฏุฉู ูู ู ุฎุทุท ุฏุจู ุงูุญุถุฑู 2040 ูุงุณุชุฑุงุชูุฌูุงุช ุงููู ู ุงูุญุถุฑู ูู ุฃุจูุธุจู ุจูุตููุง ุงูุฅุทุงุฑ ุงูู ูุงูู ูุทู ูุญุงุช ุงูุฅู ุงุฑุงุช ูู ุงูุงุณุชุฏุงู ุฉ.
ุงูุชูู ูุฉ ุงูุญุถุฑูุฉ ุงูู ุณุชุฏุงู ุฉ ูู ุงูุฅู ุงุฑุงุช
ุชูุทุจููู ุงูุชูู ูุฉ ุงูุญุถุฑูุฉ ุงูู ุณุชุฏุงู ุฉ ู ุจุงุฏุฆ ุงูุงุณุชุฏุงู ุฉ ุนูู ู ุณุชูู ุงูู ุฏููุฉ ูุงูุญู โ ุจุงุณุชุฎุฏุงู ุชุฎุทูุท ุงุณุชุฎุฏุงู ุงูุฃุฑุงุถู ูุงูุงุณุชุซู ุงุฑ ูู ุงูุจููุฉ ุงูุชุญุชูุฉ ูุฃูุธู ุฉ ุงูููู ูุชูููุฑ ุงููุถุงุก ุงูุนุงู ูุงูุจููุฉ ุงูุชุญุชูุฉ ุงูุฎุถุฑุงุก ูุฅูุดุงุก ุจูุฆุงุช ุญุถุฑูุฉ ู ูุชุฌุฉ ุงูุชุตุงุฏูุงู ูุนุงุฏูุฉ ุงุฌุชู ุงุนูุงู ูู ุณุคููุฉ ุจูุฆูุงู ูู ุฑูุฉ ุฃู ุงู ุงูุชุบููุฑ ุงูู ุณุชูุจูู.
ู ุฎุทุท ุฏุจู ุงูุญุถุฑู 2040
ููุฑุณู ุงูู ุฎุทุท ุงูุญุถุฑู ุงูุฑุฆูุณู ูุฏุจู 2040 ุงูุฅุทุงุฑ ุงูู ูุงูู ููู ู ุฏุจู ุฅูู ุนุฏุฏ ุณูุงู ู ุชููุน ูุจูุบ 5.8 ู ูููู ุจุญููู 2040. ููุชุถู ู ุชุฎุตูุต ุฎู ุณุฉ ู ุฑุงูุฒ ุญุถุฑูุฉ ุจุชุทููุฑ ู ุชุนุฏุฏ ุงูุงุณุชุฎุฏุงู ุงุช ูุนุงูู ุงููุซุงูุฉ ุญูู ุนูุฏ ุงููููุ ูุชูุณูุน ุงูุงุญุชูุงุทูุงุช ุงูุทุจูุนูุฉ ูุงูุฑูููุฉ ูุชุบุทูุฉ 60% ู ู ุฅุฌู ุงูู ู ุณุงุญุฉ ุฏุจู ุงูุฃุฑุถูุฉุ ูู ุถุงุนูุฉ ุงููุถุงุก ุงูุนุงู ุงูุฃุฎุถุฑ ูุงูุชุฑูููู ูููุฑุฏ.
ู ุจุงุฏุฆ ุงูุชุตู ูู ุงูุญุถุฑู ุงูู ุณุชุฏุงู
ุนูู ู ุณุชูู ุงูุญู ูุงูู ูุทูุฉุ ุชูุทุจููู ุงูุชูู ูุฉ ุงูุญุถุฑูุฉ ุงูู ุณุชุฏุงู ุฉ ุนุจุฑ ุนุฏุฉ ู ุจุงุฏุฆ ุชุตู ูู ูุฉ ู ุชุดุงุจูุฉ: ุงูุงุณุชุฎุฏุงู ุงูู ุฎุชูุทุ ูุงูุชุทููุฑ ุงูู ูุฌููู ูุญู ุงูููู ุงูุนุงู (TOD)ุ ููุงุจููุฉ ุงูู ุดู ูุจููุฉ ุชุญุชูุฉ ูุฑููุจ ุงูุฏุฑุงุฌุงุชุ ูุงูุจููุฉ ุงูุชุญุชูุฉ ุงูุฎุถุฑุงุก. ูุจู ูุฌุจ LEED ูุชุทููุฑ ุงูุฃุญูุงุก (LEED ND)ุ ุชูุทุจููู ู ุจุงุฏุฆ ุงูุชุตู ูู ุงูุญุถุฑู ุงูู ุณุชุฏุงู ุนูู ู ุณุชูู ุงูู ูุทูุฉ.
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