NSDS

National

Trinidad and Tobago

Development Strateg

y

Spatial

What?

a route map to guide the continuing journey of national

development

The NSDS is.....

The NSDS is.....the framework for

decisions about the ways in which the

national space will be used and developed over the next 10+

years

a holistic plan that attempts to

incorporate the goals, visions, and

objectives of a wide cross-section of

stakeholders

The NSDS is.....

Why

Housing Need

Crime

Spaces for

economic activity

Infrastructure provision

Poor service delivery

Traffic Congestion

Spaces for

people

Governance

FloodingWaste

Disposal

Waste Disposal

Traffic Congestion

Why?...

1,324,000

600,000+

Housing Challenges

Spaces for

people

Urban Footprint Evolution

Governance

Crime

Traffic congestion

Flooding

Spaces for

people

Infrastructure provision

Energy efficiency

Considers Integrates Addresses

Spaces for economic activity

Housing need

How?

Creating the plan.........

GovernmentPolicy

NSDS

Municipal Plans

Local Area Plans

14 Municipal

plansConsultation

Harmonization of the 14

plansSituational Analysis

Local AreaPlans

Municipal PlansNSDS

Consultation

Concentrated Development

Port & related industry

Maritime services/industryRural areas

Concentrated urban zones

Major urban centresOther urban centresMain Highway Network

Tourism Focus

Option 1

Concentrated urban areaUrban growth centres

Main highway networkTourism growth

Port & related industryGrowth pole

Rural areasDispersed

Development

Option 2

Harmonised Regional Development

Option 3 Major urban centre

Regional urban centre

Linked “urban” villages

Integrated transport network

Water transport route

Tourism Growth

Port and related industry growth zone

Maritime services/industry

Growth pole

Potential for port

Rural area

Integrated Sustainability Appraisal

• Promotes sustainable development through better integration of sustainability considerations into plan preparation

• Methodology used to evaluate the alternative strategies considered

• Each alternative tested against sustainability objectives to determine the best option

Where Do I Fit In?

Harmonised Regional Development

Option 3

Tunapuna/Piarco Development Strategy

Tunapuna/Piarco Land Use Proposals

St. Helena Village Local Area Plan

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