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“Mauritanian National Urban Development Strategy,” Policy Action Plan for Nouakchott, Nouadhibou, and Kaédi, Mauritania, 2000 (French)

In 2000, the Center for Urban Development (CUDS) provided assistance in formulating the “Mauritanian National Urban Development Strategy” and policy action plan for Mauritania. This project originated from the Mauritanian “Seminar on Urban Planning and Management,” led by CUDS in 1999.

The CUDS team included Mauritanian urban and legal experts and worked closely with local officials on an economic development strategy for the country’s three largest cities (Nouakchott, Nouadhibou, and Kaédi) and on an update to the legislative framework for land tenure and real estate development.

Nouakchott is the capital and largest city of Mauritania, while Nouadhibou is the second largest city and a major commercial centre. Kaédi is the largest city and administrative center of the Gorgol Region of Southern Mauritania, located on the border with Senegal.

Documents include multiple provisional and progressive reports from May, June, July, August and October 2000, as well as preliminary documents, all in French.

Project Year:2000
Project Type:Policy Action Plan; Education
Geographic Regions:Nouakchott, Nouadhibou, and Kaédi, Mauritania
Reports:

Mauritania Urban Development Strategy: (Outline)


Mauritania Urban Development Strategy: (Introduction, Part 1)


Mauritania Urban Development Strategy: Proposition Technique (Part 3)


Mauritania Urban Development Strategy: (Summary Report, May 2000)


Mauritania Urban Development Strategy: (Provisional Report, June 2000)


Mauritania Urban Development Strategy: (Provisional Report, July 2000)


Mauritania Urban Development Strategy: (Provisional Report, August 2000)


Mauritania Urban Development Strategy: (Final Report 1, October 2000)


Mauritania Urban Development Strategy: (Final Report 2, October 2000)


Mauritania Urban Development Strategy: (Synthesis, November 2000)

Authors:François Vigier; Mona Serageldin; Sameh Wahba (Research Fellow); Dr. Alain Durand-Lasserve (Land Management); Dr. Jacques Carol (Urban Economics); Dr. Ahmed Salem Ould Bouboutt (Jurist and Prof. of Law at University of Nouakchott); Dr. Issakha Diagana (Prof. of Geography at University of Nouakchott); Samir Abdulac (Fellow);
Sponsors:World Bank; AMEXTIPE (National Agency for Public Works and Employment Generation in Mauritania);
Categories:International Education Program; Executive Training Program; Education;
  
ID:2000_05_001

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Executive Training Program 1999: Seminar on “Urban Planning and Management” for Executive Officials from Nouadhibou & Nouakchott, Mauritania, 1999

Abstract

The Center for Urban Development Studies (CUDS) at the Harvard Graduate School of Design hosted a seminar on “Urban Planning and Management” for a delegation of senior officials from Mauritania, on October 4-14, 1999, held in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The seminar was organized in response to a request from the Agence Mauritanienne d’Exécution des Travaux d’Intérêt Public pour l’Emploi (AMEXTIPE), and led to a formal consultation project by CUDS on recommendations for urban development in October 2000.

In the late 1990s, decentralization initiatives in Mauritania shifted central and local relationships and created new responsibilities for municipalities. Impacted cities under survey included Nouadhibou and Nouakchott: Nouadhibou is the second largest city in Mauritania and serves as a major commercial centre. Nouakchott is the capital and largest city of Mauritania, it also serves as the administrative and economic center of Mauritania. Urban issues facing local authorities included increasing urban poverty, demand for urban land, uncontrolled urban development, and underserved communities.

Note: AMEXTIPE was founded in 1992 under the initiative of the Government of Mauritania and the World Bank as a not-for-profit agency authorized to undertake the implementation of development projects.

Documents are primarily in French, and include two preliminary reports on Nouadhibou and Nouakchott from 1995. A seminar program outline is in English, and a final report for the 1999 seminar. Also included are copies of the eventual CUDS reports from October 2000. See “Mauritanian National Urban Development Strategy” from 2000 for full project documentation.

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Project Year:1999
Project Type:ITP; Education
Geographic Regions:Nouadhibou and Nouakchott, Mauritania
Reports:

Seminar, Mauritania (Seminar Report, French, October 1999)


Seminar, Mauritania: (Program Outline, October 1999)


Seminar, Mauritania: (Final Report, French, October 1999)


Seminar, Mauritania: (Final Report, October 2000)


Seminar, Mauritania: (Final Report, 17 October 2000)


Seminar on Urban Planning and Management, Mauritania: Sommaire des Resultats des Etudes (November 2000)


Seminar, Mauritania: Guide Pratique Nouadhibou (French, 1995)


Seminar, Mauritania: Inventaire Continu Nouakchott (French, 1995)


Authors:François Vigier (Team Leader); Mona Serageldin; Samir Abdulac; James Kostaras; Sameh Wahba;
Sponsors:World Bank; République Islamique de Mauritanie; AMEXTIPE; Projet d’Appui à la Décentralisation des Infrastructures Urbaines;
Categories:International Education Program; Executive Training Program; Education;
  
ID:1999_10_001

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The International Training Programs (ITP) began in 1982, as 2-4 week long summer seminars held by the Unit for Housing and Urbanization (Harvard University) in Cambridge, MA. ITP curriculums were designed to strengthen the decision-making skills of senior professionals in public and private agencies responsible for urban development.

The I2UD Digital Library holds curriculum materials for ITPs from 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998:

The tradition of ITPs continued after 2000, when CUDS (a re-organization of the Unit) continued training seminars as “International Education Programs” (IEP) from 2000-2004:

Programs included inter-linked modules, lectures, case studies, interactive computer simulation models, site visits to urban projects, discussion groups and networking with professional counterparts from international metropolitan regions. Sessions had a modular format and structured team teaching, taught by a team of senior faculty and guest lecturers. Programs ended with a synthesis presented through a project evaluation exercise. Participants used case projects to examine strategies from the viewpoint of both public and private partners — to assess the feasibility and potential impacts of policies and projects on the community and the city. Presentations by guest speakers representing U.S. and international agencies, NGOs, and community groups were also integrated within the pedagogic framework of each module.

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