WATER POLICY AND URBANIZATION IN MOROCCO: THE RECENT CHANGES IN THE URBAN WATER SPACE IN A COUNTRY IN SOUTH MEDITERRANEAN

El Mahdad El Hassane, Ouhajou Lakbir

Ibn Zuhr University, Agadir, Morocco

Abstract

Originally, like the rest of the Mediterranean countries, water has played a factor in the emergence of the urban landscape of Morocco. Virtually, all ancient cities were equipped with traditional urban water systems. Since the advent of colonization at the beginning of the last century, urban growth had taken an unprecedented pace therefore imposing serious challenges in the water supply of these cities. To meet the growing need for urban water, urban management was forced to review and adjust continuously the policies and strategies for drinking water supply in urban networks). In this presentation, we discuss characterize of the drinking water system supply in Moroccan cities, and by treating its internal structure and its management patterns, its operation, and the recent changes it has undergone.

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