Somalia to demolish ruins for hotels?

[Idilinaa]

Somalis do built other things as well. The existence of hotels, restaurants and other services is simple supply and demand and it helps stimulate the economy which allows funding in more important areas.

Somalis build stuff based on local needs and to fill a gap in the market or to boost economic growth or create employment opportunities. There is no excessive hotels or restaurants being build above other things, they are built alongside other things.

I tried to explain this in another thread:

Do Somalis know any businesses other than coffee shops and hotels?

It's already rotten buildings glad they're removing them

They are not, they are restoring the residential areas and buildings surrounding it as well.

Why would the government submit it to UNESCO for conservation otherwise? That's usually done to secure funding or technical support to restore it.

My concern mainly is how it might impact historical sites since there is little regulation in which spaces can be bought and used.

There needs to be a specialized institution set up with funds allocated to it. That's going to be far more effective in my opinion, to regulate and safeguard it.

 

[Dalac Bilaash]

Somalis build stuff based on local needs and to fill a gap in the market or to boost economic growth or create employment opportunities. There is no excessive hotels or restaurants being build above other things, they are built alongside other things.

I tried to explain this in another thread:

Do Somalis know any businesses other than coffee shops and hotels?

They are not, they are restoring the residential areas and buildings surrounding it as well.

Why would the government submit it to UNESCO for conservation otherwise? That's usually done to secure funding or technical support to restore it.




There needs to be a specialized institution set up with funds allocated to it. That's going to be far more effective in my opinion, to regulate and safeguard it.

Bruh these people want ugly wartorn buildings over new shiny buildings

 

[IKHALIIL]

Bruh these people want ugly wartorn buildings over new shiny buildings

Substance abusers congregate around abandoned buildings as well so it shouldn't be ignored either way

 

[Zak12]

Somalis build stuff based on local needs and to fill a gap in the market or to boost economic growth or create employment opportunities.

Its weird how this point seems to confuse some people. In countries like Italy or France you will see loads of coffee houses and restaurants but I don't think anyone would accuse those countries of having limited infrastructure services.

The most eye opening thing you posted when it came to this topic was when you pointed out that Somalia is building a bunch of fish factories, pharmacy and manufacturing buildings when the common belief was that Somalia hardly had factories.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338229873_Private_sector_developments_in_Somalia_analysis_on_some_major_sector

This paper basically proves you right, much of Somalia's growth comes from telecommunication, financial, transport, and trade. Hotels are only one part of the equation.