Project: Informal Residential Development

Location of Informal Settlements in Sana’a

Responding to Sana’a city vision of 2025. 35 informal settlements were identified and planned to be developed in Sana’a. They were classified into four different types, including sub-types:

(1) Slum pockets (2 areas)

(2) Informal areas within or close to the core urban built-up area (8 areas)

(3) informal areas on the far urban fringe

(4) Informal areas on land that was reserved for

Aim:

(1) Address development dynamics

(2) Guide continuing informal residential development or “formalize” it

(3) Preserve access to cheap land for low income strata

(4) Anticipate service needs

Al-Kafji Street

Al Sawad   Village Extension

Source: (n.d.). . Retrieved June 17, 2014, from http://www.citiesalliance.org/sites/citiesalliance.org/files/CAFiles/Projects/Urban_Planning_and_Management_in_Sana_a_Municipality.pdf