1. OFALLINTERNATIONAL
MIGRANTSLIVEDINTHEGCC
10%
In2013
THEGLOBALLEVELANDGREATERTHAN
THEOECDLEVEL(1.02X).OUTWARD
FLOW
WAS
THEGLOBALLEVELANDJUST
BELOWTHEOECDRATE(0.86X).
2014FDIPERCAPITA
TOTHEGCC WAS 2.4x
2.9x
IN2013,THEGCCHAD
THEWORLD’SPOPULATION
BUTPRODUCED
OFITSENERGY,
ANDCONSUMED.
0.7%
9.6% 2.6%
GCCNETEXPORTSWERE$368BILLION
IN2014.NON-OIL
NETEXPORTSWERE
$368bn
GCCnetexportswere
-$288bn
EU28
CO2
EMISSIONS
GCC
PERCAPITAAREOVER4xTHE
WORLDLEVELANDOVER3x
LEVEL
THEGCCPOPULATIONGREWBY
BETWEEN2000-2015,EQUIVALENT
TOA76%INCREASE.
IN2050
ITISESTIMATEDTOREACH
22.8mil
75.6mil
32milTEUs
31%ofEUTOTALVOLUMES
OFPORTFREIGHTTRAFFICWASLOADEDOR
UNLOADEDINTHEGCCIN2013 WHICHIS
EQUIVALENTTO
AVERAGEGDPGROWTH
ACROSSGCCCOUNTRIESFROM2000-2015
WAS5.7%,COMPAREDTOANAVERAGE
GROWTHRATEAMONGSTTHEG7ECONOMIES
OF1.6%(OVER3.5X)
Urbanisation
Technology
Economic
Transition
Climate
Change and
Natural
Resources
Changing macroeconomic
outlook coupled with a
reliance on oil revenue could
lead to significant challenges
in the economic stability of
the region.
The Gulf has one of the fastest
growing populations in the world
as a result of natural growth and
influx of expatriates. This requires
a focus on skills development to
match anticipated workforce
requirements as well as the
provision of appropriate
infrastructure & social services.
The Gulf’s rapidly growing
population results in increased
pressure on housing,
infrastructure, public services
and transportation.
Gulf countries are some of the
highest carbon emitters per
capita globally. Meanwhile
climate change and reliance on
imports pose a risk to the
region if left unchecked.
Ubiquitous connectivity and
access to open data presents an
opportunity to enable more
efficient and responsive
infrastructure and public services.
Socio-
Demographic
Energy production and
consumption in the Gulf is
rapidly increasing. The
region is almost completely
reliant on fossil fuels.
Energy
Population
(in 000s)
2000-2030
GDP ($US)
+539k
+123bn
+408k
+12bn
+4373k
+167bn+2479k
+73bn
$
$
$
$
$
+1,103
+56bn $
+2564k
+62bn $
+560k
+10bn $
CONTACT:
GULF CITIES HAVE
COMPREHENSIVE VISIONS
AND PLANS
* No City Plan available at time of print
For more information on Future Proofing Cities please contact:
Kathleen Gale : kathleen.gale@atkinsglobal.com
Keith Miller : keith.miller@atkinsglobal.com
Roger Cruickshank : roger.cruickshank@atkinsglobal.com
+10bn
+2615k
$
Translate economic success into sustainable prosperity
Diversify and increase productivity of economy
Create ‘green gradient’ across the city ensuring
environmentally friendly lifestyles
Abu Dhabi
Focus development on diversification, industrialisation
and privatisation
Reduce reliance on the oil sector
Create more employment opportunities for Omanis and
match the supply of labour locally with market
requirements.
Muscat *
Develop an internationally competitive Capital City Precinct
Integrate land use and transport planning to support
future growth
Promote a balanced, mutually beneficial approach to
environmental, economic and social development.
Doha
Be the most business friendly city in the world
Improve resilience of the economy and environment
Enhance the ability of Emiratis to contribute to city’s
culture and economy
Dubai
Promote planned urban growth
Enhance quality of life
Preserves key assets and build on location and
history to become an internationally competitive,
entrepreneurial city
Jeddah
Leverage strategic location to develop as a centre
for finance, business and commerce
Ensure the model of urban development supports
this aim
Kuwait City
Drive strategy to diversify the economy and reform
the labour market for inward indigenous investment
Position to become the financial centre of the
Middle East
Manama
Drive industrial and commercial growth through
integrated land use and transport
Improve quality of life
Create an environmentally harmonious cultural centre.
Riyadh
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2. Centralised City Planning
Strategic planning & governance
Portfolio management
Stakeholder management
Reduces infrastructure programme
spend and timelines ($2bn / 24 months
on confidential Atkins project)
Combined Heat and Power Plants and
District Thermal Energy Schemes
Planning support, feasibility studies &
energy strategies
Design specifications
Tendering and award of ESCo contracts
Provides a more flexible energy strategy
resilient to climate change and demand
Knowledge Transfer and Upskilling
Development and delivery of
training programmes
Embedment of process
Implementation support
Achievement of professional body
accreditations across multiple
organisational departments
Sustainable BIM Methodology
R&D to Integrate BIM with Sustainability
in line with LEED V4 (BD+C) guidelines.
Improves decision making through
Real-Time Life-Cycle Assessment
Reduces Global Warming Potential
(GWP) by up to 40%
Distributed Energy Generation
Solar PV feasibility studies
Legal and financial advice on funding
Monitoring to inform business case creation
Delivers on carbon reduction targets
Improves supply resilience
Urban Regeneration
Regeneration of brownfield sites to create
new globally competitive city centres
Increases citizen quality of life & social
cohesion
Stimulates investment in infrastructure
Integrated Mass Transport Network
Dubai Metro – average daily ridership circa
450,000, public transport use increased from
6% to 14% from 2006 – 2014
BIM Lifecycle Management
Optimisation of asset
management decision-making
Reduces asset OPEX by up to 50%
Increases asset value & performance
FUTURE PROOFING CITIES
HELPING
GULF CITIES
FULFIL THEIR
AMBITIONS
Researching and identifying drivers
for change
Understanding global and regional
position and dependencies
Analysing drivers for change
Assessing plans for development
Identifying opportunities and risks
Identifying solutions
Understanding capacity to act
Appraising and shortlisting
opportunities
Prioritising solutions that maximise benefits
Assembling portfolio of solutions that address
multiple opportunities and risks
THE ATKINS FUTURE PROOFING APPROACH
CHANGING CONDITIONS CITY DIAGNOSTIC POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS PORTFOLIO OF SOLUTIONS