Client
Projet Ville Nouvelle de Boutilimit
Projet Ville Nouvelle de Boutilimit
BNETD (Ivory Coast), Keios (Italy), Cotecno (Italy)
Boutilimit, Mauritania
2008 – 2009
Boutilimit Boutilimit is located 150 km east of Nouakchott. It is a small urban centre of approximately 30,000 inhabitants.
This study is part of the project ” Ville Nouvelle de Boutilimit ” funded by the Emirate of Qatar.
The objective of the project is revitalizing the city, improving the quality of life of the population and creating perspectives of economic development.
Indeed, Boutilimit has suffered since the 1970s of uncontrolled urbanization due to the massive exodus of rural populations affected by the adverse effects of drought. All this resulted in failures in the areas of urban services (health, water, education, housing) thereby causing an increase in unemployment and worsening poverty.
The specific tasks of the study include: