| A. Basic Facts
The definition of the concept of a smart sustainable city is hard to pin down. The concept possesses characteristics that make the city’s residents better. Some authors have grouped these characteristics into 4 dimensions, namely, smart people, smart economy, smart environment and smart governance. It should be noted that cities can be sustainable without being smart and can be smart without being sustainable. In other words, cities can be made sustainable without the use of smart ICT technologies and smart technologies can also be used within cities without giving a share in the sustainable development.Thus, the adoption of SSCs solutions requires the use of smart ICT technologies to make cities more sustainable. This project does not seek to measure the degree of smartness, or for that matter sustainability. Instead, it will employ the ITU’s definition to envision a smart sustainable city of Mombasa as a place which;
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| i. Project Partners | 1. Coastal and Marine Resources Development (COMRED) – Kenya 2. eThekwini Municipality/Durban- S. Africa 3.University of Witwatersrand- S. Africa 4.Macquarie University –Australia 5.County Government of Mombasa- Kenya 6. Kenya Marine and Fisheries Institute- Kenya 7University of KwaZulu-Natal, S. Africa |
| ii. Project Duration | 2019-2021 |
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| iv. Project Country | Kenya and South Africa |
| v. Budget | USD 317 210 |
| B. Project Objectives | The overarching aim of this research project is to co-creatively examine the city systems in Mombasa, , and design practical pathways to becoming a smart and sustainable coastal city. This aim will be achieved by addressing three broad objectives, based on transdisciplinary visioning, and guided by an action research approach: 1. Conducting a situational assessment of key drivers of urban form 2. Predicting future trajectories based on business as usual scenarios 3. Envisioning, prototyping and mainstreaming smart and sustainable future pathways |
| C. Expected Results |
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| D. Project Activities | Some of the anticipated activities include
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| E. Publications | 1. Kithiia, J., & Majambo, G. (2020). Motion but no speed: Colonial to the post-colonial status of water and sanitation service provision in Mombasa city. Cities, 107, 102867. 2. Kithiia, J., Wanyonyi, I., Maina, J., Jefwa, T., & Gamoyo, M. (2020). The socio-economic impacts of Covid-19 restrictions: Data from the coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya. Data in brief, 33, 106317. |
| F. Students Supported by the Project | 1.Ms Lynne Farrah, Kenyatta University, Level: Master in Science (MSc), Issue of Investigation: Determinants Influencing Performance of Solid Waste Management in Mombasa County, Kenya – data collection 2.Mr Titus Jefwa, University: Technical University of Mombasa, Level: Master in Science (MSc) Issue of Investigation -Smart Solid Waste Waste Management in Kenya using Internet of Things based Artificial Intelligence Techniques 3.Ms. Virginia Mumbua Ngei, Haramaya University, Ethiopia, Level: Master in Science (MSc), Issue of Investigation: Willingness to Pay for Mangrove Conservation in the Context of Climate Change in Mombasa County, Kenya.- collected data/analysis 4.Ms. Ashleigh Sakala, University of the Witwatersrand (Architecture & Planning), Level: March(Prof): Issue of Investigation: Prototyping Makers Spaces as Hubs for Communities-of-Practice in Sustainable/Smart City Transitioning 5.Ms. Vipua Rukambe, University of the Witwatersrand (Architecture & Planning), Level: PhD: Issue of Investigation – Prototyping Design/Planning Charrette as Platforms for Futures-Thinking in Sustainable/Smart City Transitioning |
| G. For more information, either visit or contact: | http://www.mijibora.org |
