Dubai municipality; international planning competition for the preparation of a comprehensive plan and planning program

THE INTENT WAS TO DEVELOP TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL PLAN AND PLANNING PROGRAM FOR THE EMIRATE OF DUBAI AND TO ESTABLISH A CONTINUING PLANNING PROCESS THAT WILL GUIDE GROWTH AS WELL AS ENCOURAGE IT. THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OF THE HISTORICAL SETTING, DUBAI TODAY, AND A SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF THE POPULATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE OVERALL SURVEY AND ANALYSIS TASK IS ORGANIZED INTO FOUR MAJOR PHASES: 1. THE ARABIAN GULF AND PENINSULA STUDY WILL ISOLATE AND ANALYZE THOSE ASPECTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AREA"S NATURAL FEATURES AND SOCIOECONOMIC FEATURES WHICH WILL AFFECT DUBAI"S FUTURE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; 2. THE GULF STATES ANALYSIS WILL FOCUS ON THE COASTAL AREA FROM BAHRAIN TO MUSKAT, EXAMINING BOTH NATURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC FEATURES OF SIGNIFICANCE TO DUBAI; 3. THE EMIRATE OF DUBAI ANALYSIS WILL LOOK AT THE EMIRATE AS A WHOLE AND STRESS THOSE ASPECTS OF DUBAI WHICH HAVE AN EMIRATE-WIDE CONCERN; AND 4. THE DUBAI MUNICIPALITY SECTION WILL FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING AREA OF DUBAI. A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF ALL ASPECTS OF DUBAI-PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC-IS PLANNED.