International, Strategic Planning & Land Use Analysis
Solutions Engaged
Consulting
Objective
Develop a set of core recommendations for the long-term land development priorities for 1.5 million square kilometre George Town Conurbation, including the island of Penang and the coastal urbanised parts of the State of Pulau Pinang
Method
Site visits, interviews, landuse analysis, population and people movement estimations to derive a set of development scenarios in which different locations would be the focus of future development.
Solution
Ten priorities were identified for focusing development around economic clusters on the island and mainland parts of the Conurbation. The intention was to encourage concentration of complementary activity and more effective transport routing.