6. Island: Quick facts
• 1493 Domingo =
Dominica
• 29 miles/46 kilometers
long and 16 miles/26
kilometers wide
• Independence 1979
• Highest concentration
of volcanoes in the
world (9)
7. Island: Quick facts
• Over 7000 ha National
Park
• About 60% island is
untouched
• Five separate
ecosystems
• 70,000 people
• Most of population
lives around the
Capital
10. 1535: Dominica is declared to
be a stopping place for the
outward-bound convoys of the
Spanish treasure fleets entering
the Caribbean from Europe.
1765: Portsmouth is designed
and laid out as the capital of
Dominica.
1768: Portsmouth is found to
be unhealthy and plans are
drawn up for the capital at
Roseau.
15. To the Church To the South
Up the Roseau Valley
And across the island
To the ford
across the
river
MARKET and LANDING
PLACE
16. Fitting into the space
• Layout of Roseau
1790s showing forts
batteries and Cliff lines
defense systems
17. The expansion of Roseau
Roseau grew, bounded on four
sides by
•the Roseau River
•Bath Estate
•Newtown Savannah
•and the sea.
•Only in the 20th century did it
expand when estate lands were
turned to housing.
18.
19.
20. Facing the Urban Reality in Roseau
Derelict Buildings . Abandoned Properties
24. Facing the Urban Reality in Roseau
Drainage . Sewage . Fire Hazard
25. Facing the Urban Reality in Roseau
Absentee Homeowners . House Tax .
Family Disputes
26. Facing the Urban Reality in Roseau
•Quiet after 6 pm . Loss of High income
housing . Former dwelling houses
becoming offices . High demand for
mixed services within a limited space
27. Facing the Urban Reality in Roseau
Loss of Heritage . Lack of harmony
between old and new architectural forms
28. Facing the Urban Reality in Roseau
Subdivision of agricultural lands
29. Facing the Urban Reality in Roseau
Facing the Urban Reality in Roseau
Pedestrian Nightmares
Pedestrian Nightmare
41. • Roseau Development Plan
• Roseau Revitalization Plan
• Roseau Historic District
• Botanical Gardens Rehabilitation
• Stadium development plans
• Vendors arcade
• Road & Side walk rehabilitation
• Riverside Boulevard and Roseau
link promenade
• New and proposed road works.
• Design Guidelines for Sustainable
Tourism Development (and
Sustainable Living)
55. • Lack of political will
• Difficulty to get
Government to regard
proposals from authority
• The absence of adequate
financial support
• The constraints of the
layout of the city
56. • Lot sizes
• The socio economic
conditions.
• Communication and
responsibility between
agencies and stakeholders
• Any development is
haphazard
– No continuity
– Not planned
– Planning should be a major
stakeholder
57. • Lot sizes
• The socio economic
conditions.
• Communication and
responsibility between
agencies and stakeholders
• Any development is
haphazard
– No continuity
– Not planned
– Planning should be a major
stakeholder
59. • Government to adopt a Five year plan
• Zoning and Land-use Plans
• Stricter Code
• Stewardship
• Support of the Public (Misunderstanding
Sustainability
60. Portsmouth Decentralizing
Wesley Dominica
Marigot
The pressure on Roseau
Castle Bruce will only be relieved if
centers of investment and urban
expansion are planned elsewhere in
Dominica.
Laplaine
The population and the services
required will then be more evenly
Roseau spread across the island.
This must be the policy for the
future, for the good of Roseau.
Grand Bay
Fitting modern services into the space Traffic Flow: Vehicles, pedestrians, parking All streets in central Roseau were laid out before motor cars were invented. The earliest streets in the French Quarter were based on footpaths. From the 1960s roads extended across Dominica with Roseau at its centre. Increased arrivals from countryside. In 1971 the Roseau traffic route used today was set in place. Cruise Ships and ferry reception Street vending Green Spaces, beautification, sanitation Commerce, housing, recreation Roseau Link, Botanic Gardens, Historic District Uniformity - patchy Lack of code – sprinklers / fire hazard (fire truck and wires lines no one to turn off electricity no ease of communication during emergencies Land disputes and ownership disputes? - dilapidated Chinese