A unique example of urban life in Africa. This is also one of the areas where in the face of imaginary chaos we often see great hopes in the sky among its viewers. You will be interested to learn how a researcher reads Africa and decides to have the largest cities in the world by 2100.
But there may be reasons to support it. One study shows that Africa’s urban growth rate is the fastest in the world. Others predict that by the end of this century, Africa will be the only continent where the population will grow, out of 13 of the 20 metropolitan areas. All of these great predictions come when there are only two cities on the continent on this list. And it doesn’t matter if you believe them or not. But the interesting thing is that people are starting to build new cities in Africa. Well, not just cities – smart cities.
You are hardly aware that new planned cities are growing all over Africa today. These cities always promise to be a paradise, without addressing the challenges faced by those present. But not all of these programs seem to have the same Achilles’ heel – they may not be needed.In 2010, in Lagos, Nigeria, a project called Ego Atlantic City promised to provide housing for 250,000 people on land reclaimed from the sea. But twelve years later, the city is still empty.
Konza Tecnocity Kenya has pledged to become the largest smart city in sub-Saharan Africa. But thirteen years after fertilization Echo Atlantic is empty.
More interestingly, the appearance, technology and budget of the city have begun to shape Africa’s continental trend towards smart cities to take itself to the next level.The list goes on and on. Ghana has a city of hope, a city of Waganda in Ethiopia (inspired by the film Black Panther), a city of innovation Kigali in Rwanda and a city of Econ in Senegal – all of which promise to solve poverty and the recession in these countries through creativity. Technology.
‘Dakhla Smart City’ Kingdom of Morocco: A New Vision for Developing Southern Regions
This is part of Morocco’s new vision for the development of the southern regions, said the current head of Al-Imran Development, Construction and Housing Group Badr. He emphasized that the Takla Smart City project is motivating and based on the principles of sustainable development.
Kanuni explained that the project will help accelerate urbanization in the region and build a new generation of infrastructure to meet the needs of Douglas residents.He added that the Tekla Smart City project will provide the city with a system infrastructure that can accelerate investment and economic activity in the region.
At a meeting last week to present the results of the Tekla Smart City project, 30 architectural firms took part in a tender for a construction contract with the city of Tekla. At the meeting, the El-Omran government group signed a joint venture agreement with the private sector to implement the “Smart City of Struggle” project. El Omran Group has completed a $ 7 billion ($ 773.4 million) cross-border housing project in the southern regions. Kanuni noted that 145,000 families, 60% of the region’s population, benefited from this housing project. The center estimated the budget for urban development projects at 2.56 billion dinars ($ 282.843 million).
In May, Morocco announced plans to turn the battle into a smart city by investing in digital infrastructure. The project, called Takla Smart City, was developed in collaboration with the Takla Regional Municipality and the Chinese technology company Huawei.
No one has progressed. wait. What is a “wise city”?
There is no single definition of smart cities. No need because they are complicated. The theoretical and practical contexts of smart cities are not always the same. But mostly smart cities are urban areas that are more efficient, environmentally friendly and socially inclusive of data and digital technologies than ordinary cities.
Yes, they are real Cities such as Seoul, New York and Helsinki have made significant progress in their efforts to create a smart city. In Zurich, for example, it all started with a streetlight project. The city has introduced street lights in traffic conditions with the help of sensors that increase or decrease their brightness.
The project helped save 70 percent of the city’s electricity. Since then, the city has expanded the use of sensor technology to collect environmental data, measure traffic and provide public Wi-Fi. Another example is Singapore, where contactless payments are widely used among the 7.5 million passengers who use public transport.
So what about Africa?Efforts to build new cities in Africa are based on two theories. First, the growing population needs more space.
Second, most existing cities are not working. Both of these things should be beneficial to new cities. But it ignores an important fact: cities often reflect the lives of citizens. In Lagos, Dar es Salaam, Dakar, Mogadishu, Windhoek and Asmari, African cities face similar problems: poor sanitation, irregular and unsafe public transport, insufficient water, pollution, dirty energy sources, insecurity, poor drainage and drainage houses.
According to the AFDB, Africa needs $ 170 billion a year to meet infrastructure needs, but has a deficit of about $ 110 billion. You don’t need to create new cities to solve these problems. Conversely, statistics show that it is urgent to repair existing elements. So why all this investment?The first thing to focus on here is not the idea, but who is driving it.
There is no guarantee that structural leaks in existing cities will not extend to new cities. This has happened many times in Africa and other parts of the world.
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