Выступление Алистера Бланта (Варшава, Польша) в ходе панельной дискуссии "Комплексный подход к планированию пространственного и экономического развития городов" на Форуме Городов 2017 (Бишкек, Кыргызстан). Версия на английском языке

1. URBAN DEVELOPMENT
POLICY -
TOWARDS A NEW
APPROACH FOR
KYRGYZSTAN
OVERVIEW OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

2. The main conclusions of the analysis are:-
 Lack of integration in planning. Planning undertaken in sectoral manner
and with limited connection vertically between central and local
government and horizontally between the sectors.
 Lack of guidance for direction of development. There is no overall
spatial plan for the Country or for Regions that provide the spatial
perspective of the desired economic and environmental development
policies.
 Lack of participation in the planning process. While recognized experts
are respected, the consultation process and role of politicians are
perceived negatively by the professionals involved in planning
(architects). This lack of involvement by stakeholders leads to lack of
‘ownership’ and weakens support for plan

3.  Present planning law inadequate. Current laws have number of gaps
and focus only on the spatial aspects.
 Lack of an urban development policy. Policies exist for different
sectors but are not part of an integrated policy that will guide the
planning of urban areas.

4. Main Recommendations
 Need for an urban development policy for Kyrgyzstan. The planning
policy should be based on ‘Green Growth’, which is defined in terms of
economic growth, environmental sustainability and equity, such that the
objective of all plans should be a healthy living environment where the
public, as a whole, can achieve its potential without disadvantaging others.
 Need for a clear hierarchy of plans, based on the principle of conformity,
with lower level plans being in compliance with higher level plans.
 Need for National Development Framework which would integrate
social and economic plans and show the spatial impact of these proposals.

5.  Need for a law on integrated spatial planning, which should specify:
 the hierarchy and contents of plans to ensure they are truly integrated,
 the data management system that will facilitate the integration of
different plans,
 how plans should be prepared, t
 he responsibility for preparing and approving the plans,
 the requirement for review
 the systems of enforcement and appeal,
 the requirements for participation; and
 the establishment of an integrated planning profession

6. Some Critical Issues
 The different time frames for different types of plan/program.
How to marry together Spatial Plans with 5-20 year time frames
with Social and Economic Development Plans with 5 year time
frames and Annual Budgets with 1 year time frame
 Sharing of Data: How to facilitate integrated planning by using a
common format for storing and recording spatial data.
 Separation of function of central and local government in land
use planning: How to clarify what the local government have
responsibility for and power to do, and what is the role of the
central government agencies.

7. Proposals in the guidelines for the new
Integrated Planning Law
 Hierarchy of Plans
 Central Government responsible for overall operation of planning
system and the preparation of Framework Plans at National,
Oblast and Rayon levels; Local Government for Local Area
Development Plans and Land Use Zoning
 Introduction of separate profession of integrated development
development planners with skills in strategic development and
spatial planning to lead multi-disciplinary teams.
 Development of system for sharing of data registers by inter-
sectoral (intra government) working group with Gosregister as
coordinator
 Requirement for public participation in planning process
enshrined in law

9. Other suggestions:
 Developing planning areas covering more than one local
government based on Framework Plan, after consultation
with affected LSGs
 Development of Rolling 5-Year Action Plans for realisation
of approved plans, with first year related to budget, later
years to 2-5 year revenue forecasts. Revised annually in
light of performance and changing priorities.
 Requirement of National sectoral programs and plans to be
developed in consultation with affected LSG

11. LOCAL AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN
First 5-Year Action
Plan
Second 5-Year
Action Plan
Third etc 5-Year Action Plan
Year 1
Program
+
Budget
Outputs
+Budget
Forecast
Revisions
5-YEAR ACTION PLAN