Yangon City Development Committee
Overview of Urban Planning in YANGON CITY
Presented by
Tin Tin Kyi Director of Urban Planning Division 31-8-2018 Yangon City Development Committee
Yangon Myanmar
Area 794.43 sq-km (YCDC) 676,577 sq-km 10,277sq-km(Yangon region)
Population 5.14 mill.(YCDC) 51.5 mill. 7.4 mill(Yangon region)
Population Density 716 per km2 76 per km2
Urban Population 5,160,512 14,877,943 (70.1%) (29.6%)
Economically 70.9% 65.6% Active Population
GDP 10.7 58.5 (in USD Billion, as of FY 2016/2017) GDP per Capita 2,103.5 1,350.5 (in USD , as of FY 2016/2017) Annual GDP Growth 8.5% 5.9% Rate, (as of FY 2016/2017)
Source: 2014 Population and Housing Census Myanmar Statistical Yearbook 2017 2 Yangon City Development Committee Organization Chart in YCDC
Source: Urban Planning Division Yangon City Development Committee Urban Planning Division Organization Structure Urban Planning Division (Director)
Deputy Director Deputy Director
Infrastructure Urban Urban Design Urban Socio- Zoning and and Urban Transportation and District economic Administration Land Use Amenities and Road Planning Studies (Head+14 ) Planning Planning Network Planning (Head+15 ) (Head+11 ) (Head+15) (Head+10 ) (Head+10 )
• Urban Survey • Administration • Urban Design • Urban Sociology • Water Supply • Urban • Land • Accounts • Urban Heritage Studies Sewerage & Transportation Management • Data Management Conservation • Urban Economies, Drainage Planning Planning Studies • Public Relations • Housing Sector • Road Network • Zoning & Land Employer & • Energy & Planning Planning Use Studies Manpower Telecommunication • District Planning • Traffic Planning • Mapping & Studies Planning • Port & Logistics Recording • Industrial Sector • Urban Recreation Studies Facilities Planning Planning • Population • Environmental Studies Planning
Source: Urban Planning Division VISION
❑ To become a liveable commercial hub with green
environment and cultural heritage YANGON LANDUSE MAP
Legend 1A Low Risa Residential
1B-Mid Rise Residential
1C··Hi11h Rise Residential
1D Mix Use Residentiaf
3A-Special Industrial 31'!-Cleneral Industrial 4A-Port & Related
48-Governmen! &lnsti!u!e
Urban Planning Ofvlsion(YCDC) 4 8 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AREAS FOR ZONING
Source: Urban Planning Division Challenges of Yangon 8 Challenges of Yangon
9 Conservation of Yangon City Downtown area project
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Source: Urban Planning Division Elevation Map of Yangon City Downtown area
Source: Urban Planning Division No Township No. of Building
1 Lanmadaw 7 Heritage Building List of YANGON 2 Latha 7 3 Pabedan 23 4 Kyauktada 39 5 Botahtaung 9 6 Pazundaung 4 7 Dagon 17 8 Mingalar Taung Nyunt 9 9 Bahan 12 10 Kamayut 19 11 Sanchaung 12 12 Kyee Myin Daing 3 13 Ahlone 1 14 Yakin 4 15 Tarmwe 3 16 Hlaing 1 17 Thingangyun 3 18 Mayangone 2 K y a u k t a d a T o w n s h i p 19 Mingalardon 6 20 Insein 7 21 North Okkalapa 1 Total 189 Pansoedan Road
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Source: Urban Planning Division
Streetscape Improvement
5 target areas, 25 routes and 10.73km(6.67mile) total length are selected linking representative pagodas and heritage buildings in the center of Yangon. Restricted Area of Shwe Da gon Pa goda
• Buildings are not allowed more than 6-storeyed in this area.
• The area is bounde d by- • A lanpya P agoda Road, K a n Road, Factory Road, Natm a u k Road, K a bar A ye Pag od a R o ad in the east. • D h am az a ydi R o a d in the North • S han (Baho) R o a d in the west Source: Urban Planning Division • Min Y e’Kya wswar R oad, S hw e d a gon P agoda R o a d in the so uth 3D Building around Shwe Dagon Pagoda (1000 meter)
Source: Urban Planning Division Buffer 1000 meter and 500 meter from Shwe Dagon Pagoda 4 Storeyed and above Building List around Shwe Dagon Pagoda (500 meter) No No. of Floor No. of Building Percentage 1 4 27 69 2 5 5 13 3 6 3 8 4 7 3 8 5 8 1 3 Total 39 10
Total Buildings within 374 500 Meter 7 Storeyed and above Building List around Shwe Dagon Pagoda (1000 meter) No No. of Floor No. of Building Percentage
1 7 12 4.76 5 8 8 3.17 6 9 1 0.4 7 13 1 0.4 8 14 1 0.4 9 15 1 0.4 Total 24 1.7
Total Buildings within 1387 Source: Urban Planning Division 1000 Meter LATHA TOWNSHIP (CHINA TOWN)
Source: Urban Planning Division 22 Current View of China Town Current View of China Town Cont., UPPER BLOCK LANDUSE CLASSIFICATION
No Landuse No of buildings Township
1 Residential 150 Latha
2 Commerical 19 Latha
3 Mixed Used 198 Latha
4 Religious 10 Latha
5 Institution 8 Latha
6 Vacant 67 Latha
7 Heritage 7 Latha
TOTAL 459
Source: Urban Planning Division 25 Sample One Block For Model
Source: Urban Planning Division 26 swo analysis Strengths Weaknesses
• National growth center • Obsolete Laws and Regulations
• Gateway to International business • Lack of Development Control
• Commercial Hub • Haven’t set up the systematic regulations Taxes & tariff • Growth of employment opportunities • Informal settlement • Abundant land for development • Inappropriate land use • Rich of heritage • River constraint • Grid iron urban pattern
Source: Urban Planning Division Opportunities Threats
• On going process of Urban & Regional • Growth of migration Development Policy Framework. • Rapid urbanization
• Try to improve the Public Transportation • Natural Disasters System. • Environmental degradation • The most interesting area of FDI, NGO/ • Housing financing system INGOs.
• Supporting from some Financial Institutions.
• Technical assisting from Foreign institutions.
• Integrated cooperation with NGO (YHT, AMA)
Source: Urban Planning Division Conclusion
• Nurture our strength and minimizes of weakness by mean
of allocating our valuable resources efficiently and
effectively
• Grab the opportunities given to us and over come the
threat impeding our development.
• Yangon to be a livable commercial hub, with green
environment and rich heritage Yangon City Development Committee
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