Training Program Introduction:

The state is keen on urban planning as a tool for development and a means to address many problems arising from intertwined economic, social, and environmental processes, linked to society within a modern vision compatible with sustainable development. This requires an understanding of the important modern trends in urban planning and raising awareness among the local community, including individuals and various state institutions, contributing to the realization of this vision.

Throughout this training program, you will learn about:

- Changes in city sizes and their local, regional, and international scopes.

- Expected and anticipated environmental dimensions affecting human urbanization.

- Tremendous progress in digital technology, communications, and information technology.

- Dealing with unplanned urban expansion.

- Deterioration of old areas, especially historical ones.

- Loss of urban character in the city.

Training Program Objectives:

This training program, "Modern Trends in Urban Planning," aims to explain urban planning in all its types, fields, and levels, identifying the roles of various stakeholders in the urban planning process, alongside applying the stages of various planning processes.

By the end of this program, you will be able to:

- Address urban planning issues.

- Understand various concepts and foundations of strategic planning.

- Employ appropriate modern technology systems in urban planning projects.

- Apply knowledge and theories in preparing urban plans.

- Examine and evaluate cases of urban planning application.

- Enhance the use of urban strategic planning.

- Collaborate and integrate efficiently and effectively within a multidisciplinary team and successfully manage a work team.

- Acquire organizational and task management skills through effective management of tasks, resources, and time.

Training Content:

General Framework for Urban Planning:

- Concept of urban planning, its objectives, and levels.

- Concept of strategic planning.

- Planning levels for plans.

- Methodology for analyzing strategic plans.

- Major challenges of the developmental planning process.

- Collaborative framework in preparing urban plans.

- Relevant authorities in preparing strategic plans and their tasks.

Preparation and Study of Current Situations:

- Study of models for foreign cities.

- Stage of preparing and studying current situations.

- Methodology followed in preparing plans.

- Steps in preparing a strategic plan.

- Key planning studies followed.

Necessary Analyses for Preparing the Strategic Plan:

- Use of advanced analytical techniques in urban planning.

- Strategic analysis using the SWOT quadruple analysis method.

- Issues, opportunities, and projects.

- Criteria for prioritizing projects.

Formulating Vision and Developing the Strategic Plan:

- Study of a model from Arab cities.

- Strategic and operational objectives.

- Outputs of the strategic plan.

- City development strategy.

Sustainability of Urban Planning:

- Some problems of the Arab city.

- Aspects and challenges of the city of the future.

- Future trends for urban sustainability.

- The role of municipalities in preparing and implementing urban plans.

- Management and supervision of the implementation of urban planning projects.

Surveying Works:

- General introduction to surveying and its types and importance in surveying projects.

- Detailed explanation of advanced surveying devices.

- Detailed explanation of all surveying devices and different surveying instruments.

Target Audience:

This training course is suitable for a broad range of employees and will greatly benefit:

- Engineers working in the field of urban planning.

- Urban planning engineers in companies and engineering offices.

- Managers, heads, and engineers of urban planning departments in municipalities.