Abstract
Due to economic booming of oil / gas discovery early 1940, Qatar urban context drastically changed as urbanization process has been accelerated. As our economy, populations and community grow over time, a rapid urban development rates have been accelerated and the consequent environmental, climatic and health challenges are accelerated as well to create healthy and inclusive urban environment. Providing a holistic active and passive public open spaces are truly a part of what makes any cities a great place to live. Current reality however, suggest of increasing built environment and expanding urbanization that mainly driven by variable aspects of rapid development that could be due to political, economic or social challenges. The adopted urban planning approaches believed to be part of the problem as inclusive green spaces are often perceived as a luxury, and not an integral part of city making, especially in cities where the value and importance of such spaces are under-prioritized in comparison to providing basic services such as housing and commercial uses. Lack of outdoor activities in modern cities is argued to be the result of poor public spaces (Jacobs 1961). On the other hand, on 2 December 2010, FIFA appointed Qatar as the host for WORLD CUP 2022.Such factor imposed even further economic prosperity and rapid urban growth rates over the last decade. Hosting international sports event like FIFA world cup requires certain spatial development that must be fulfilled to ensure successful host that includes but not limited to the provision of certain number of stadiums, training site facilities and fan zones. Over the history of the host countries of mega international sports event, there were many cases where several required sports facilities and infrastructure were left behind as abandon concrete mammoth with no purpose to its community. As creating healthy, liveable and inclusive urban environment is of high priority for Qatar National Master Plan. Hence, greater attention needed to be placed on creating strategic urban planning framework for World Cup legacy plan that integrating the recreational open space and sport facilities in a way that not only ensuring a successful international events and promote good image of Qatari cities , but to serve the current and future generation to come as well. The strategic urban planning framework for Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 legacy plan is a holistic planning approach aiming to create a sustainable and resilient people-centered approach that adopted to maximize the community well-being by creating active, inclusive and vibrant recreational sport facilities and open spaces network by integrating its spatial requirements in early stages with the future open spaces and community oriented sports facilities national strategies and master plans. The urban planning framework for Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 legacy plan is comprised of three main domains. First, the strategic development framework where all related national strategies are integrated at all tiers and driving the decision-making process. Second, the spatial urban planning level, where the holistic supply and demand analysis was done in accordance with future spatial development plans, third, the design guidelines that ensuring flexible reuse of the sports facilities to serve a community – oriented approach. The case study report / presentation will elaborate the adopted strategic framework in further details addressing all lesson learnt to achieve legacy master plan that contribute to create a long term active, healthy and inclusive urban environment
