Fireside chat: Greater Muscat Structure Plan – Oman's data-driven approach to urban resilience and rapid urbanisation

Explore a compelling case study into the Greater Muscat Structure Plan, masterplanned by Broadway Malyan, which deploys a GIS-led digital spatial intelligence platform to guide the transformation of Oman’s capital. Facing growth from 1.4 to 2.7 million people by 2040, the plan tackles climate resilience, infrastructure demand, and the creation of liveable, sustainable neighbourhoods, while boosting GDP.

Discover how multi-scenario spatial modelling and data-driven analytics drove key decisions, including addressing critical infrastructure funding gaps. Transit-Oriented Development and spatial economic modelling sit at the heart of the strategy, aligning economic ambition with environmental and cultural safeguarding to enhance Muscat’s profile as a focus for investment.

Key talking points:

• A replicable, GIS-led methodology for managing rapid urbanisation at metropolitan scale
• How spatial data unlocks Land Value Capture to structure PPP infrastructure investment
• How multi-scenario modelling quantifies makes the case for compact, planned growth
• Prioritising an ambitious delivery programme into manageable steps and phases