PARK(ing) Day: Is a day for performances, for education and for standing up for a cause, where various entities, groups and members of the public temporarily transform public parking spaces into parks, gardens and other options for regaining public space.  Although a new concept to Mauritius, PARK(ing) Day has quite a history.  It was started…

The ‘Smart City’ concept was developed in the U.S.A in 2008 by IBM as part of its Smart Planet Initiative. The idea was to use data and technology for urban management and governance in order to make cities more efficient, usable and safe. For example data pertaining to environmental conditions and traffic patterns could be…

Dans une thèse qu’il a soutenue en septembre dernier à l’université de Cape Town, en Afrique du Sud – intitulée “A People Oriented Port City. Urban Rejuvenation : Port-Louis” –, le jeune architecte urbaniste Divesh Guttee propose une alternative au projet gouvernemental de « Port-Louis Smart City ». Il affirme vouloir ainsi apporter sa pierre dans le projet…