SUED- SUSTAINABLE URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, KENYA The UK-Government funded Sustainable Urban Economic Development programme is supporting urban economic development of 12 intermediary cities in Kenya.
LOCATION:
Kenya
CLIENT (DONOR):
UK Goverment
START DATE:
Spring 2019
END DATE:
Ongoing
CONTRACT VALUE:
£5.5m
Lamu Old town World Heritage Site protection
The Challenge The UK Government Sustainable Urban Economic Development programme is supporting 12 intermediary cities in Kenya.
Kisii, Market and Public Square
Each of the municipalities has its unique character/offerings with cross cutting challenges that are shared with other municipalities such as climate vulnerability, economic performance, or poorly performing assets (ie.: markets, bus stations, rivers), inadequate urban infrastructure, fragmented supply chains, lack of skills and inclusion of marginalised groups.
Wote Clothes and Wood market
The Approach (Planning & Design Intent) During the assignment, the Atkins team, in close collaboration with local communities and stakeholders have developed municipality specific Urban Economic Plans (UEPs) to provide a holistic development strategy for each city and town. The UEPs, identify competitive advantages of each municipality and articulate a roadmap to address some of the key challenges hindering socio-economic growth. The SUED principles directly link with the USDGs and guide the development of inclusive, climate-resilient interventions that will support local job creation, economic growth and contribute to creating resilient places.
RESILIENT
SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE
RESOURCE EFFICIENT
Eldoret Plaza, bus and Market
Government and Community campus
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Lamu Old Town, World Heritage Site protection
Malindi Coastal protection, Natural sand Dunes
“ SUED is funded by the UK Government and managed by Tetra tech International Development. Atkins Global is the lead partner in the programmes’ development of urban economic plans.”
SUSTAINABLE
Isiolo River Restoration
Key Facts
Vision for Eldoret CBD Regeneration.
SUED Principles
CLIMATE ADAPTATION
Bungoma Moi Av., Nature Based Solutions
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
URBAN REGENERATION Isiolo, Integrated Water Management Approach
Workshop
Four new neighbourhoods delivering a people centered CBD through brownfield remediation, TOD, Green Infrastructure and Mixed-Use.
The proposals to the UEPs bring together a series of strategic projects including new and modern markets and bus stations, intelligent manufacture clusters, people centred streets, climate smart solutions to protect historical old towns from sea level rise, re-use of storm water. These multi-disciplinary approaches will help make these towns and cities more vibrant and desirable places to live as well as attractive places to investors. They proposed solutions include: •
Nature-based sustainability
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Promoting sustainable industrial and manufacture activity
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Sustainable urban drainage and natural flood management
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Promoting value addition and job creation through circular economy
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Urbans infill, regeneration and transformation to support healthy communities.
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A RCHI T EC T OF T HE Y E A R Old Town restoration and development, Malindi Shella
Bungoma airfield transformation
“ SUED is funded by the UK Government and managed by Tetra tech International Development. Atkins Global is the lead partner in the programmes’ development of urban economic plans.”
SOCIAL IMPACT