Client
Government of the Republic of Djibouti
Agence de Réhabilitation Urbaine et du Logement Social
(The World Bank)
Location
Djibouti
Joint venture
Keios (Italy), FS (Djibouti)
Period
2021 – 2022
Project description
In Djibouti City, Keios conducted a redevelopment study of the Vietnam slum (9 hectares, 2,789 inhabitants), as part of the World Bank-financed Integrated Slum Upgrading Project. Commissioned by the Ministry of Urban Development, the study concluded with a population relocation strategy and the requalification of the site into an urban park.
Scope of Services
- Urban, environmental, and socio-economic diagnostic (including drone-based topographic surveys, field surveys and assessment of climate and hydrogeological vulnerability)
- Detailed socio-economic survey of the population
- Establishment of a geographic information system to support spatial analysis and planning
- Development of two redevelopment scenarios: on-site restructuring with utility networks, public facilities, and flood protection infrastructure; and full relocation and redevelopment of the vacated site into a multifunctional urban park
- Technical, social and economic comparison of the two scenarios
- Definition of the operational redevelopment plan
- Design and facilitation of participatory mechanisms involving stakeholders and residents
