Prof. Reinhard König, who teaches Computational Architecture at Bauhaus-University Weimar, was the first speaker at the NCID Workshop on Urban Issues in Developing Countries. His presentation focused on how to use artificial intelligence for urban planning in Africa. König spoke about the different programmes and tools and the importance of digital planning with a network analysis that helps decode spaces and create a toolbox f...
This Friday November 9th, the Navarra Center for International Development (NCID) hosts the NCID Workshop on Urban Issues in Developing Countries. This event will analyze and discuss on the most advanced techniques available to design the future of cities. “Up to 90% of the people living in South Sudan and Central African Republic do so in informal settlements without any basic infrastructure”, says NCID’s research assistant, Ángela Abascal. This is a growing phenomenon. “In Nairobi 75% of new inhabitants will end up in new informal settlements. They are growing quicker than cities...
1994. The Zapatista revolution draws widespread attention into the southern region of Chiapas, the second poorest state in Mexico. It is the plight of the indigenous people, who are a majority in the region and start a rebellion to claim their rights over the land they occupy. The place draw many policy attention from the Mexican government, who since then has put an emphasis in infrastructure and education investments in the area.
“25 years down the road they have constructed roads, airports, ports, they have improved schooling with better coverage and quali...