Le cycle de vie urbain et dynamiques de counter-urbanisation dans un contexte nord-africain : cas du Maroc

The urban life cycle theory suggests that urbanization occurs in phases according to the demographic evolution of the center of the Functional Urban Area (FUR) or its periphery. This paper aims to enrich the literature on urban life cycle theory by applying it to the context of a North African agglo...

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Main Authors: Maryam Mazouz, Mohammed Mastere, Sana Ajjoul, Bouchta El Fellah
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Language:English
Published: Université Lille 1 2022-07-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/tem/8540
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Sana Ajjoul
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description The urban life cycle theory suggests that urbanization occurs in phases according to the demographic evolution of the center of the Functional Urban Area (FUR) or its periphery. This paper aims to enrich the literature on urban life cycle theory by applying it to the context of a North African agglomeration: The Functional Urban Region (FUR) of Rabat, Morocco using demographic data from the period 1912-2014 (from the advent of the protectorate to the year of the last population census) as well as data on the mobility of the active population. The analysis reveals that Morocco experienced a phase of urbanization starting in 1912, suburbanization in the mid-1960s, and counter-urbanization starting in 1994. No signs of re-urbanization were found in the study area. The exploration of the phenomenon of counter-urbanization in light of mobility data highlights the different vocations of FUR’s small agglomerations as well as the differences in their degree of dependence on larger agglomerations, particularly Rabat.
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spelling doaj-art-5637c6642e9846428f5cd533ec0980a82025-08-20T02:20:29ZengUniversité Lille 1Territoire en Mouvement1950-56982022-07-015210.4000/tem.8540Le cycle de vie urbain et dynamiques de counter-urbanisation dans un contexte nord-africain : cas du MarocMaryam MazouzMohammed MastereSana AjjoulBouchta El FellahThe urban life cycle theory suggests that urbanization occurs in phases according to the demographic evolution of the center of the Functional Urban Area (FUR) or its periphery. This paper aims to enrich the literature on urban life cycle theory by applying it to the context of a North African agglomeration: The Functional Urban Region (FUR) of Rabat, Morocco using demographic data from the period 1912-2014 (from the advent of the protectorate to the year of the last population census) as well as data on the mobility of the active population. The analysis reveals that Morocco experienced a phase of urbanization starting in 1912, suburbanization in the mid-1960s, and counter-urbanization starting in 1994. No signs of re-urbanization were found in the study area. The exploration of the phenomenon of counter-urbanization in light of mobility data highlights the different vocations of FUR’s small agglomerations as well as the differences in their degree of dependence on larger agglomerations, particularly Rabat.https://journals.openedition.org/tem/8540mobilityurban life cycleFunctional Urban Regioncounter-urbanisationdemographyMorocco
spellingShingle Maryam Mazouz
Mohammed Mastere
Sana Ajjoul
Bouchta El Fellah
Le cycle de vie urbain et dynamiques de counter-urbanisation dans un contexte nord-africain : cas du Maroc
Territoire en Mouvement
mobility
urban life cycle
Functional Urban Region
counter-urbanisation
demography
Morocco
title Le cycle de vie urbain et dynamiques de counter-urbanisation dans un contexte nord-africain : cas du Maroc
title_full Le cycle de vie urbain et dynamiques de counter-urbanisation dans un contexte nord-africain : cas du Maroc
title_fullStr Le cycle de vie urbain et dynamiques de counter-urbanisation dans un contexte nord-africain : cas du Maroc
title_full_unstemmed Le cycle de vie urbain et dynamiques de counter-urbanisation dans un contexte nord-africain : cas du Maroc
title_short Le cycle de vie urbain et dynamiques de counter-urbanisation dans un contexte nord-africain : cas du Maroc
title_sort le cycle de vie urbain et dynamiques de counter urbanisation dans un contexte nord africain cas du maroc
topic mobility
urban life cycle
Functional Urban Region
counter-urbanisation
demography
Morocco
url https://journals.openedition.org/tem/8540
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