Urban Development & Environment
Designing cities and landscapes that endure climate and demographic pressure.
Secondary cities in the Horn of Africa are absorbing decades of urban growth in years, often without master plans, formal land tenure, or climate-resilient infrastructure. EAST works at the intersection of planning, environment, and infrastructure — producing strategies that municipalities can actually finance, sequence, and defend.
A methodology calibrated to context.
Every engagement adapts the sequence to the political, fiscal, and operational reality on the ground.
- Stage 01
Urban Profiling
Baseline mapping of land use, population, infrastructure, and informal settlement patterns — establishing the evidence base every plan needs.
- Stage 02
Strategic Planning
Master plans, structure plans, and land-use frameworks that align with municipal finance capacity and political reality.
- Stage 03
Climate & Environment
Climate risk mapping, EIAs, and resilience strategies integrated into spatial planning — not bolted on at the end.
- Stage 04
Infrastructure Sequencing
Investment prioritization tied to revenue projections, donor pipelines, and population growth corridors.
- Stage 05
Implementation Support
Working with municipal planning offices through approval, public consultation, and the first cycles of plan-led decision-making.
What we bring to the engagement.
- Master plans & structure plans
- Urban profiling & baseline studies
- Infrastructure upgrading strategies
- Informal settlement integration
- Climate risk mapping
- Environmental impact assessments
- Resilience & adaptation planning
- Natural resource management
What clients walk away with.
- Urban master plans
- Climate risk atlases
- EIA reports
- Infrastructure investment plans
- Land-use regulations
- Resilience strategies
Measurable signals from past engagements.
- Municipalities
- ALGASL
- Urban Authorities
- Climate Donors
- Infrastructure Programs