Mr Zaheer Allam, Urban Planner for Smart Cities, State Land Development Company, Mauritius, provides an Overview of the Implementation of Smart Cities, Urban Development and Strategic Road Development Plan at CILT's Africa Forum 2016

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Smart Mauritius
Towards a dynamic national fabric
Zaheer Allam
Urban Planner for Smart Cities

2. Mauritius
2040 km2
Paris
2723 km2
Washington
2996 km2
Los Angeles
4320 km2
Detroit
3267 km2 Tokyo
6993 km2
Johannesburg
2396 km2
Melbourne
2080 km2
San Juan
2309 km2
Essen
2642 km2
Buenos Aires
2266 km2
Moscow
2150 km2
Perth
999 km2
Cairo
1295 km2
Port Louis: 47 km2

3. 40% of population
lives in 8% of land
(163 km2)
Renewable energy
Currently: 15%
Target: 35%
Decentralisation of power grid
Diversification of energy technology
Smart Cities
Decentralisation
Smart Densification (less land cover)
Less vehicular needs (W/L/P)
Less stress on existing infrastructure
Open Space m2/capita
Port Louis (incld citadelle) 3.7
London 4.8
New York 7.2
Shanghai 9.1
Delhi 15
Cities density people/km2
Mauritius (Urban Corridor) 3022
Dublin 2950
Sydney 2100
Las Vegas 1750
Vancouver 1650
Country (density ranking) people/km2
Singapore 7301
Hong Kong 6396
Gaza Strip 5045
Bahrain 1646
Bangladesh 1067
Taiwan 646
Mauritius 631
Lebanon 560
486k
201
World’s Top 10
Registered carsasfromJan16
CarsperKMofroad
Country forhighest
vehicle perKMofroad
Accidents cars/year: 10%
Deaths from road accidents (Jan-Sep 2015): 102

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5 years
4-5years
Curitiba, Brazil (1.7m)
Bogota, Columbia (6.8m)

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Sustainability
Technology
What is a Smart City
Work
Play
Live
Increase
Quality & Performance
of Cities
Barcelona
Amsterdam
Stockholm
1. Autonomy
2. Integration
3. Innovation
4. Intelligent
5. Global
Job Creation Economic Value Quality of Life

6. Redesigning cities
Promoting cyclable networks
Encouraging walkability
Work-Live-play
New cities
Energy Efficiency & Autonomy
Walkable communities
Cyclable communities
Work-live_play
Decouraging vehicular needs
High consideration on Quality of Life
Smart Cities
Scheme
Existing towns
& cities
Urban
Regeneration
Programme
Smart
Cities Emerging cities
Port Louis
Vision 2030
Curepipe
CBD regeneration
Port Louis
Curepipe
BeauBassin/Rosehill
Vacoas/Phoenix
Quatre Bornes
Ebene
Goodlands
Triolet
Mahebourg
Flic en Flacq
Etc
Riche Terre project
Azuri Smart City
Medine Integrated Partk
St Felix Village
Roches Noires Smart City
Highlands City
Cap Tamarin
Royal St Louis
Mont Choisy Smart City
Etc
Scheme: Board of investment

7. L 150k W 47k Port Louis
L 194k BB/RH/QB
ENL Moka City L 63k / W 56kL Nil / W 15k Ebene
Highlands L 94k / W 84k
Mauritius’ Future Configuration
Terra L 6.5k / W?k
Azuri L 10.5k / W?k
Massilia L ?k / W?k
Domaine les Pailles Yihai L ?k / W3.2k
L 192k V/Phnx/CUR
Royal St Louis L ?k / W 1.3k
Medine L 12k / W?k
Ferney L ?k / W?k
Cap Tamarin L 4.1k / W 2.2k
St Felix L 7.2k / W?k
Mont Choisy L ?k /W 9k
Trianon L ?k / W ?k
Omnicane L 11.4k / W 3.6k
Riche Terre L 12k / W?k
Roches Noires L 15k / W?k

8. Bus Rapid Transit
Time Comfort Cost
01 02 03
Operating on a two way circular
line for improved efficiency
Factors for encouraging people to travel by BRT, as opposed to their private cars
Potential to reduce vehicular
traffic up to 80%
80%
• Walkable
• Cyclable
• Internal (not external) traffic
St Pierre
Ebene
Port Louis
Flacq
Triolet
Grand Baie
Curepipe
Vacoas/Phnx
Quatre Bornes
BB/RH
Mahebourg
South
Soreze

9. Capacity
Building &
Programs
Good
governance &
leadership
Engagement &
Public
Participation
Performance
monitoring &
tracking
Multi-
stakeholder
based planning
01
02
0304
05
Integration
Society, Ecology, Technology, Economy
SMART
MAURITIUS
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Open Dialogue Context
Sensitivity
Empowerment

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What’s in it for SMEs?
SME
Pilot
projects
Deploy pilot projects due to utility companies
and local authorities in order to test their
products and technology
Working
Space
Rent working spaces and create employment
for local workforce
Knowledge
Exchange
Engage in knowledge exchange, and build inter
sectorial services with a focus on training and
expertise
Expansive
possibilities
Appear in new areas of the market where large
multinationals operate without needing to
redesign costs
Partnerships
Develop innovative products and delivery
partnerships in the region

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What’s in it for everybody?
Youth
-Vibrant dynamic fabric
-More Opportunities
-Engaging frameworks
Women
-Empowerment programs
-Child-minding infrastructures
-Training & performance
Children
-Psycho-dynamic dev.
-Safe & protected env.
-Training & performance
Land Owners
-Fiscal incentive (>50A)
-Collaborative investments
-Management of local resources
Silver Generation
-Community living
-Retirement Schemes
-Mentorship & training for the youth

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Increased
Mobility
Increased Job
Creation
Increased
Agricultural
potential
Value Creation Better living
communities
Less vehicular
transportation
New Economic
sectors
Healthier fabric
Smart Mauritius
Planned Vision

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New Economic Sectors
Creation of new economic sectors, diversifying our economy for more stability
02 Widening up sea activities,
trade/research/farming
Blue
04 Setting up facilities for the
older generation for a
comfortable and inclusive
living structure
Silver
05Expanding Agricultural
possibilities with more
efficient farming
Green
03From GBL-2 to GBL-1
Financial Services
01Promoting new start-ups and
exporting technology to Africa
ICT

14. Urban regeneration
Cultural elements
Accentuating various elements to
promote culture on a multi-scale
level
Experience
Ensuring a dynamic blend of the
new and the old to ensure an
enjoyable experience for both
locals and visitors

16. New Port Louis
Overview

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A. Politique / Economique / Judiciaire
B. Culture
C. Lieu de vie
D. La mer
Port Louis / La Capitale
1. Re-affirm its capital dimension
2. Re-connect with the sea
3. Connect the Heritage
4. Infuse Life
5. Tame Mobility
6. Smart the City
7. Celebrate the city
Project Driven - Acupuncture

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Re-affirming its capital dimension
New landmarks New arts district New culturally active + vibrant structures

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Connection with the sea

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Connect the heritage, infusing life, Celebrating the city
1. Hotel du government
2. Trésor / PMO
3. Casernes des pompiers
4. La cour Supreme
5. Cathédrale St james
6. Les Casernes Centrales
7. Gare – Chemin de Fer
8. Les Casernes Decaen
9. IBL
10. Théatre de Port Louis
11. Cathédrale St Louis
12. L’Eveche
13. Le marché Centrale
14. La Jummah Mosque
15. Le Grenier
16. L’Hopital Militaire
17. Aapravasi Ghat
18. La Citadelle
1. World heritage day
2. Festival Créole
3. Musiques du monde
4. Semaine de la Francophonie
5. La fête de toutes les danses
6. Saveurs et Senteurs
7. Semaine de la Mode
8. Les Métiers Traditionnels
9. Le Monde de la Mer
10. Les Métiers d’Art
11. Fête de la lumière –Divali
12. Contes – Poésie
13. Fête des Couleurs

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Taming Mobility, Smarting the City
Wifi
enabled city
Smart Energy
grid
Smart Water
Management
Smart Traffic
Management
Smart Waste
Management
Smart City
Management
1. Open air art galleries
2. Water Taxi
3. Bicycle
4. Walkable city
5. Jogging tracks
IoT

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Paved walkable roads
Chinatown
Identity & Character
C U L T U R A L & A R T S D I S T R I C T
Aapravasi Ghat Buffer zone

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A. Victoria bus terminal
B. Overhead platform
C. Commercial building
D. Commercial building
E. Mixed use (Res’l + Comc’l)
F. Marina
G. Commercial
H. Commercial + offices
I. Hotel + residential
J. Mixed use
K. Mixed Use
L. Commercial + offices
M. Aquarium
N. Theme park

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A. Immigration Square Terminal
B. Overhead platform
C. Cultural Arts District
D. Mixed use development
E. Marina
F. Mixed use development

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Shareable data streams from Government
Smart
City 1
Smart
City 2
Smart
City 3
Port
Louis
Open Data Cloud
$
$
$
$
$
$
Smarting the city
Government

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Urban Regeneration Scheme
Port Louis
BB/RH
Quatre Bornes
Curepipe
Phoenix
Goodlands
Centre de Flacq
Mahebourg
Souillac
Grand Gaube
Triolet
Flic en Flac
Bel Ombre
Chamarel
Smart Mauritius
Boosting existing territories + New cities
• Job Creation
• Winning Support for Change
• Support from 20 Constituencies
Quality of life
• Less accidents
• Walkable fabric
• Cultural + Artistic vibrancy
• Opportunities for the youth
New Smart Cities

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What’s in it for the city?
Job Creation
2016 : 3,000
2018 : 5,000
2020 : 12,000
Housing Relief
Young affordable units
8,000 Units
Traffic Congestion
Relief
+100% parking
40% Traffic decrease
Value Creation
Rs 52bn
Sustainability &
Resilience
25% < Energy usage in 5 years
80% Water usage improvements
Enhanced Tourism
600,000 Visitors
Quality of Life
More Green Space
Better social integration
Walkable networks

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Merci
“We define organic order as the kind of
order that is achieved when there is a
perfect balance between the needs of
the parts, and the needs of the whole.”
–Christopher Alexander