The Mo.N.G.U.E. Development and Experimentation Project in Mozambique

The Development and Experimentation project in Mozambique led to the elaboration of a model and an investigation process aimed at delineating a cognitive base useful to trace possible improvement actions to be undertaken while respecting the preservation of the place’s identity in accordance with developmental continuity. The project is located in a territorial context of great natural value which is being restored as a social and identity point of reference. For this reason, it needs protection from uncontrolled urban growth that could undermine the community-environment system. The general objective is to make Mongue a place with a recognisable identity for a large community through shared interdisciplinary planning aimed at establishing a plurality of functions and services. The aim is to create a new system capable of feeding that rooting in the place, necessary to counter the tendency to eradicate local populations.