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11/30/2016 iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future REVISED TLTB LAND USE PLAN FOR THE GREATER SUVA REGION 11/30/2016 TLTB PRESENTATION Page Number 1 TLTB – iTaukei Land Trust Board iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future Our Role 1. TLTB (formerly NLTB) is a statutory body established in 1940 to control and administer iTaukei lands on behalf of the iTaukei land owners 2. To secure, protect and manage land ownership rights assigned to the iTaukei landowners and to facilitate the commercial transactions that revolve around its use 3. 91 percent of all the land in Fiji is iTaukei Land TLTB PRESENTATION 2 1

11/30/2016 TLTB – VISION & CORE BUSINESS iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future OUR VISION “ E xc e lle nc e in land manage me nt se r vic e s to me e t the e xpe c tation of all stake holde r s” . OUR CORE BUSINESS “Sustainable Development and Wealth Creation” TLTB PRESENTATION 3 iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future THE PROCESS � Phase 1 – Why do we plan? � Phase 2 – Where are we now? � Phase 3 – Where do we want to go? � Phase 4 – How do we get there? � Phase 5 – How do we get it done? � Phase 6 – How do we control activities? Stakeholders are involved in all phases of planning since they have different roles and differing levels of involvement. 11/30/2016 TLTB PRESENTATION Page Number 4 2

11/30/2016 iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future LAND USE MASTER PLAN FRAMEWORK Our Land Use Master will work in concert with other town and city plans and also aligned itself directly to the overall National Development Policies and Plan for Fiji 11/30/2016 TLTB PRESENTATION Page Number 5 SMART GROWTH PRINCIPLES iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future 1. Mix Land Uses 2. Compact Building Design 3. Range of Housing Opportunities and Choices 4. Create Walkable Neighbourhoods 5. Preserve Open Space, Agricultural land, Natural Beauty and Critical Environmental Areas 6. Provide a Variety of Transportation Choices 7. ETC 3

11/30/2016 LAND USE PLANNING & GIS iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future • Analytical and modelling tool. • It is useful in monitoring of an area or conducting a feasibility study of a location for a specific purpose. E.g. ascertaining the suitability of a location for the construction of schools, hospitals, etc. • Allows Planners to visualise alternative scenarios to compare the outcomes and make decisions iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future URBAN I SSUES & CHALLENGES – FI JI 4. Limited Urban Land Supply 5. Informal Settlement 6. Shortage of Affordable Housing 1. Retention of Good 7. Unemployment Agricultural Land Vs. 8. Governance and Urban Finance Urban Land Demand 9. Liquid & Solid Waste 2. Traffic Congestion Management 11/30/2016 TLTB PRESENTATION Page Number 8 3. Overcrowding 10. Vulnerability to Climate Change 4

11/30/2016 EXISTING GS LAND USE PLAN iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future Approved in 2007 by DTCP iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future TOTAL LAND AREA: 105,907 HA iTAUKEI LAND: 76,406 HA (72% ) Approximate 9KM inwards from the Queens & Kings Rd Revised Study Area 5

11/30/2016 iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future Topography iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future Geology Geology 6

11/30/2016 iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future Land Tenure Land Tenure iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future Percentage Tenure Square Meters Hectares (%) iTaukei Land 764,056,044 76,406 72 Freehold and 269,244,612 26,925 25 State Land State Schedule 25,767,562 2,577 2 A and B Land Total 1,059,068,217 105,907 100 7

11/30/2016 TLTB Existing Leases iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future TLTB Existing Leases iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future Square Meters Hectares Percentage Land Use 9,474,089 947.41 0.89 Residential Commercial 16,545,146 1,654.51 1.56 Industrial 902,145 90.21 0.09 Agricultural 108,272,621 10,827.26 10.22 Civic Development 20,207,270 2,020.73 1.91 123,157 12.32 0.01 Public Open Space Special Use (Forestry) 64,147,769 6,414.78 6.06 Special Use (Mineral) 240,837 24.08 0.02 Special Use (Tourism) 130,789 13.08 0.01 Access Way 922,232 92.22 0.09 33,515,146 3,351.51 3.16 New Lease Application Reserved Land 245,708,217 24,570.82 23.20 Leased Dereserved Land 36,580,175 3,658.02 3.45 Freehold and State Land 269,244,612 26,924.46 25.42 Unleased iTaukei Land within 253,054,012 25,305.40 23.89 the Study Area 1,059,068,217 105,906.82 100 Total Land Area 8

11/30/2016 iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future Land Cover Image Comparison iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future Population Density (No. of People / Land Area) 9

11/30/2016 iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future Population by Province iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future Infrastructure 10

11/30/2016 SAWENI LOCAL AREA PLAN iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future 30/11/201 21 6 CONSTRUCTION OF 3D GIS MODEL iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future 30/11/201 22 6 11

11/30/2016 CONSTRUCTION OF 3D GIS MODEL iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future 30/11/201 23 6 MAIN CONSTRAINT iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future • Today, the main constraint on the use of GIS in urban planning is the availability and sharing of data. • For Developed Countries, Spatial Data can be downloaded online! • However, for developing countries like Fiji, Spatial Data Sharing is still an issue. • “ A Better Fiji for All ” requires “ Data Sharing ” 24 12

11/30/2016 OUR PROJECT iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future 1. 2016 – Greater Suva Land Use Plan (Central Division) 2. 2017 – Greater Lautoka Land Use Plan (Western Division) 3. 2018 – Greater Labasa & Savusavu Land Use Plan (Northern Division) 25 CONCLUSION iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future • “Urban and regional planning underlies the very fabric of society as we know it today. Without planning and foresight, our cities, towns, rural areas, and residential communities will not run efficiently. While communities today face many challenges, it is the Planner’s job to address such problems and provide viable solutions for today and the future.” Dr. Christopher Pettit 26 13

11/30/2016 iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future iTaukei Land, Our Heritage, Our Future 11/30/2016 TLTB PRESENTATION Page Number 27 14