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دليل تصميم الشوارع الحضرية - أبوظبي<br />

Abu Dhabi Urban Street Design Manual<br />

البنية التحتية<br />

Infrastructure<br />

تخطيط احياء السكنية<br />

Neighbourhood Planning<br />

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Street Design and<br />

Infrastructure<br />

Infrastructure is an often forgotten subject and yet<br />

without it there would be no power, water, roads and<br />

communications. The infrastructure kiosk provides an<br />

insight into the work of the UPC’s Infrastructure team<br />

and how the plans they are creating will meet the needs<br />

of both current and future generations. Linked with<br />

infrastructure are the streets that connect people to<br />

places. The kiosk showcases the principles of the<br />

recently launched Abu Dhabi Urban Street Design<br />

Manual and highlights some of the planned<br />

changes to make Abu Dhabi’s streets<br />

safer, more vibrant and pedestrianfriendly.<br />

دليل تصميم الشوارع الحضرية - أبوظبي<br />

Abu Dhabi Urban Street Design Manual<br />

البنية التحتية<br />

Infrastructure<br />

تخطيط احياء السكنية<br />

Neighbourhood Planning<br />

Neighbourhood<br />

Planning<br />

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The Neighbourhood Planning kiosk will be<br />

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playing a video explaining how the UPC is using<br />

the traditional ‘fareej’ style of neighbourhood<br />

design to create new ways of living to promote<br />

walking in lively, exciting neighbourhoods. The<br />

kiosk explains the elements that make up the<br />

neighbourhood and how these combine with<br />

community facilities such as schools,<br />

mosques, shops and clinics to create<br />

‘complete’ communities.<br />

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Geographic Information<br />

Systems (GIS)<br />

Geographic Information Systems play an important role<br />

at the UPC. For instance, GIS enables planners to visualise<br />

how masterplans, infrastructure plans and developments<br />

will fit within the existing city fabric. It enables areas of<br />

environmental importance to be clearly mapped, and<br />

ensures that views of important monuments are not<br />

obstructed by new developments. The GIS kiosk will<br />

also feature two fly-throughs that allow visitors,<br />

with the aid of a control pad, to navigate<br />

freely through both a simulation of Wasat<br />

Madinat Abu Dhabi and a simulation<br />

of the Capital District.<br />

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