Bahrain's Urban Chief Highlights People-Centred Planning Approach

Ahmed Abdulaziz Al Khayyat, CEO of Bahrain's Urban Planning and Development Authority, participated in a panel on integrated urban planning at the Innovation Summit in the Social Housing Sector 2026. He emphasized placing people and quality of life at planning's centre through data-driven approaches, geographic information systems, and spatial equity across governorates.

Human-centred planning is central to urban planning, including bringing services closer, reducing travel times, and making streets more walkable and safer.