7 billion neighbors

Cement, material of hasty construction or of mass destruction?

Audio 48:30

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By: Emmanuelle Bastide

1 min

In Africa, cement is omnipresent, in the landscape as well as in the economy.

Symbol of modernity - it is associated with large-scale urbanization, and its consumption rate measures the development index - the generalization of its use questions the viability of our lifestyles, based on extraction and industrialization excessive.

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In the era of the strengthening of the links between the cement industry and politics, matters related to the quality of works and the collapse of buildings are sometimes buried... How to combine rapid development and durability of constructions?

Concreting and environmental protection?

Should we and can we replace cement with local and renewable materials?   

This show is a rerun from October 12, 2021. 

With :

- Armelle Choplin

, urban planner at the

, specialist in housing in Africa and author of 

- Madiana Hazoume

, sustainable building engineer, specialist in tropical climates.

Founder of the project management and eco-construction assistance agency

- Doudou Deme

, engineer, creator of 

, a construction company specializing in earthen construction systems, based in Dakar, Senegal.

Musical programming:

► Dangote

 - Burna Boy 

► Four Walls and One Roof

– Benabar

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