Moroccan government prepares a spatial planning vision for 2050
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MAP
Minister of Spatial Planning Samir Belfkih announces the development of a new national vision for spatial development to 2050. Its aim is to strengthen the coherence of territorial policies and the conformity of regional schemes, according to the minister before the House of Representatives.
The Moroccan government is drawing up a vision for spatial planning policy to 2050, aimed at strengthening the coherence of territorial policies at national and regional levels, Minister of National Spatial Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and City Policy Samir Belfkih said on Monday in Rabat, before the Interior Committee of the House of Representatives. According to him, the vision aims to move the country “from a logic of fixed planning to a logic of flexible strategic orientation”, by ensuring that regional schemes conform to national guidelines.
The national strategy for intermediate cities has identified 77 cities with 8.47 million inhabitants, or 36.6% of the urban population. The strategy for small towns counts 292, grouping four million inhabitants, or 17.4% of the urban population, Mr Belfkih said. He added that 89.5% of the national territory was covered by planning documents valid until 2026.
