POLICY ISSUES IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE Current status Current status Ongoing activities Ongoing activities Challenges Challenges Government Strategy Government Strategy

SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Human Settlement Division LAND ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT Home Page Housing Finance Division Land Ownership Division

Home page CURRENT STATUS, FUTURE PRESPECTIVE AND CHALLENGES IN THE REGIONAL AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT HSD Current status Ongoing activities Challenges Government strategy

CURRENT POLICIES ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT The regional development concept has been brought to the Government policy level and the basic legal documents have been approved to support regions’ development:  Main development axis of the country’s development – Millennium Road and 5 infrastructure development axis for the regions  Regional Development Concept of Mongolia-2001  8 Pillar centers for each region have been identified  Master plans of Pillar centers have approved-2005  Mid-term Regional Development Strategy-2003  The Law of Mongolia on Regionalized Development Management and Coordination Home page

ECONOMIC REGIONS MONGOLIA KHANGAI REGION CENTRAL REGION EASTERN REGION WESTERN REGION UNDORKHAAN CHOIBALSANDARKHAN ZUUNMOD KHARKHORINERDENETKHOVD ULIASTAI ULAAN- BAATAR REGION Home page

The major cities established during the evolution of the modern urban development In these cities the urbanization process is intensive, construction and population densities are high;  Industries and services are well developed;  Social services are adequate;  Physical infrastructure is relatively well developed. NAME Population (‘000) as of end of 2004 Share in the country’s population Ulaanbaatar-the Capital city Erdenet – Copper Mine Town Darkhan – Industrial Center Choibalsan – Center of Dornod Province Home page

Regional Pillar Centers  In these cities the concentration of the population is relatively high;  Industries, services, and adequate social services and infrastructure facilities are developed. Name Polula- tion % Erdenet Darkhan Choibalsan Khovd Undorkhaan Uliastai Zuunmod Kharkhorin Home page

STATUS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE PILLAR CENTERS  The pillar center is the “State city or town with infrastructure facilities that are appropriately located for connecting the region with international and domestic markets”.  The regional pillar center shall be the administrative, industrial, business, scientific, whole sale, service, tourism center of the Region and social service center for its population. Home page

Regions, Pillar Centers, Vertical and Horizontal Infrastructure Axis, Adequate Service Coverage Area Capital city Regional Center Provincial Center Vertical axis within regions Millenium road Regional border DENSELY POPULATED AREA ADEQUATE SERVICE COVERAGE AREA OF THE VERTICAL AXIS Tsagaann uur Yarant Burgastai Shiveehuren Zamyn-Uud Bichigt Arshaant Ereentsav Altanbulag Khankh Borshoo Choibalsan ULAANBAATAR Khar Khorin Uliastai Khovd Tes Ulyhan Зураг 5 Undurkhaan ERDENET Zuunmod DARKHAN Home page

Master Plans for Pillar Centers Home page The Master Plans for the development of regional pillar centers – Khovd, Uliastai, Kharkhorin, Erdenet, Zuunmod, Darkhan, Choibalsan, Undorkhaan till 2020 have been developed and are currently at the stage of approval by the Government. The Master Plans for the development of regional pillar centers – Khovd, Uliastai, Kharkhorin, Erdenet, Zuunmod, Darkhan, Choibalsan, Undorkhaan till 2020 have been developed and are currently at the stage of approval by the Government.

WHAT THE MASTER PLANS HAVE IDENTIFIED  Economic development of the country and the regions  Role and functions of the pillar centers for human settlement trend  Future perspective of the urban development, including infrastructure development Home page

Challenges Encountering Pillar Centers Priority issues need to be addressed are the rehabilitation of the waste water treatment plants in Zuunmod, Erdenet, upgrading heating supply in Khovd, increasing water supply in Uliastai, constructing flood protection in Undorkhaan, and constructing inner-city roads in Kharkhorin and Choibalsan. Home page

Estimated Initial Investment Needs for the Pillar Centers (mln. USD) CitiesRoadsFlood protec- tion HeatingWater supply and sewerage Electri- city Communi- cation and Information system Total KHOVD ULIASTAI KHARKHORIN ERDENET ZUUNMOD DARKHAN CHOIBALSAN UNDORKHAAN TOTAL Home page

PROVINCIAL CENTERS  Despite pillar centers there are other 14 provincial towns.  Average population of provincial towns – 10,000-25,000  In total there are 280,000 thousand people are residing in the Provincial Centers making up 11.1% of the country’s total population.  In the Provincial towns urbanization trend is not intensive, industries, services and social safety and infrastructure network are poorly developed, construction density is low. DetailsHome page

Challenges for Urban Development  Human capacity: - Lack of urban planning specialists; - Professional skills of the available urban planners are poor, they are not trained for bottom-up approach in urban planning; - Due attention is not given to the urban planning at both community and Government levels. Home page

Challenges for Urban Development (Continued)  Land management Land ownership preceded the planning process, causing informal settlement and unplanned construction Land ownership preceded the planning process, causing informal settlement and unplanned construction Land Management Master Plans are lagging behind of Urban Development Master Plans. Land Management Master Plans are lagging behind of Urban Development Master Plans. Home page

Challenges for Urban Development (Continued)  Economic issues Uncoordinated activities between the financial and construction sectors Uncoordinated activities between the financial and construction sectors Economic efficiency assessment approach currently being used is outdated Economic efficiency assessment approach currently being used is outdated Lack of advanced economic management method results in inefficient or poor quality of constructions Lack of advanced economic management method results in inefficient or poor quality of constructions Home page

Challenges for Urban Development (Continued)  Environment and ecology Air pollution due to smoke generated by the increasingly expanded ger areas is becoming pressing issue. Air pollution due to smoke generated by the increasingly expanded ger areas is becoming pressing issue. Urban green plantation area per person is 5-6 times lower than that of international standard, while the land plots for development purposes are being awarded destroying existing green areas Urban green plantation area per person is 5-6 times lower than that of international standard, while the land plots for development purposes are being awarded destroying existing green areas Due to lack of poor living standard of the population and protection of forests and river basins and the in the vicinity of urban areas they are being badly destroyed Due to lack of poor living standard of the population and protection of forests and river basins and the in the vicinity of urban areas they are being badly destroyed Home page

Ways to address the challenges  Urban governance Bottom-up approach with high professional participation is needed in the sector. Bottom-up approach with high professional participation is needed in the sector. Home page

Ways to address the challenges (continued) 2. Improving urban planning efforts and strengthening capacities Consider in the Cities’ Master Plans the current rapid socio-economic changes, Consider in the Cities’ Master Plans the current rapid socio-economic changes, Advance methodology and standards of urban planning to an international level and launch reform of the urban planning system; Advance methodology and standards of urban planning to an international level and launch reform of the urban planning system; Intensify training and re-training of the urban planners and urban development specialists; Intensify training and re-training of the urban planners and urban development specialists; Develop cooperation with the international professional agencies Develop cooperation with the international professional agencies Home page

Ways to address the challenges (continued)  Land and Urban Development Create an unified database on construction, urban planning, land management, land ownership, possession, utilization and assessment, and immovable property; create opportunities for citizens to gain bureaucracy-free access to that information they are entitled to; Create an unified database on construction, urban planning, land management, land ownership, possession, utilization and assessment, and immovable property; create opportunities for citizens to gain bureaucracy-free access to that information they are entitled to; Improve coordination between the land ownership in urban areas and urban planning; Improve coordination between the land ownership in urban areas and urban planning; Identify urban development zoning in coordination with land management. Identify urban development zoning in coordination with land management. Home page

Ways to address the challenges (continued)  Economy and Urbanization Conduct administrative reforms and investment policies in accordance with population density, infrastructure and public service concentration; Conduct administrative reforms and investment policies in accordance with population density, infrastructure and public service concentration; Improve coordination between financial and construction sectors Improve coordination between financial and construction sectors Home page

Ways to address the challenges (continued)  Environment and Ecology Re-plan the ger areas, connect them to engineering network and introduce sophisticated technology in heat supply and waste water treatment; Re-plan the ger areas, connect them to engineering network and introduce sophisticated technology in heat supply and waste water treatment; Develop management for protection of river basins and places of natural beauty; Develop management for protection of river basins and places of natural beauty; Home page

Expected results  Addressing the above issues in a coordinated manner will allow to develop economically sustainable and environmentally friendly modern urban areas with a aim to provide normal living and working conditions for the citizens, efficient international and domestic connections and maximum community participation. Home page

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