IMM Urban Diagnostic: A Decision Support Tool for the Sustainable Urban Development of Dakar Region

This study presents the application of the urban diagnostic process of the integrated modification methodology (IMM) for the whole city of Dakar within the framework of the Dakar Régénération Verte (Dakar REVE) project. The goal of this process is to detect and prioritize potential intervention areas suggesting specific actions to the municipality for improving the overall urban system performances. This is obtained dividing the city into cells, evaluating each cell according to IMM key categories (KCs) and overlapping the result with opportunities, constraints, and risks of the local context. The result achieved will support the preparation of a strategic document to orient the sustainable urban development of the Dakar Region in the actual climatic transition scenario. The creation of an east–west axis connecting mainly the communes of Hann-Bel-Air and Mermoz-Sacré-Coeur is suggested, focusing mainly of the improvement of Proximity and Accessibility aspects. All the phases ranging from data collection, preparation, processing, and interpretation are here presented to give an overview of the methodology, applicable to any urban system.