AfriGEO Symposium - Session 3: Sustainable Urban Development

This session shall look at EO tools available to better map urban growth, plan for urban development and support suitable provision and access to resources. At the same time look at case studies that respond to threats within Urban developments that can be supported using EO solutions.

Moderator: Pauline Okeyo, ESRI

Rapporteur: Samantha Musinzi and Stella Masese

Presentations

1. The role of Open Mapping for Sustainable Urban Development, HOTOSM (Open Mapping Hub Eastern and Southern Africa), David Luswata
2. Urban Nature Index, Min Water and Env, Nigeria Adeniran Akanni
3. Hazards Monitoring Agence Gabonaise d’Etude et d’Observation spatiales (AGEOS) - Armel Nzue
4. EO ToolKit for Sustainable Cities, SANSA, Naledzani Mudau
5. Air Quality (virtual), Senegal, GEO EO4Health, Emma Knowland/Carl Malings
6. Heat Maps (virtual), GEO EO4Health, Vivek Shandas/Joey Williams

Discussions

Objectives

• EO’s role in monitoring Urban Growth and ecological performance
• EO’s role in addressing environmental challenges and climate related risks in Urban address
• EO’s role in building sustainable cities that are environmentally stable

Outcomes

• Scalable use cases that can be replicated in other regions
• Adoptions of existing tools, data and methods
• Contribution to SDG indicators related to urban areas
• General well being of populations living in urban areas