URBAN LAND TENURE IN MOROCCO Legal and institutional dysfunctions and mitigation measures

Abstract Land is a decisive factor in the organization of urban land. Its management is not subject to global agreement. It cannot be the expression of a socio-economic optimum shared by all actors, given their diverse and divergent interests. Goal and objectives: The legal and institutional dy...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Maliki, Abdelwahed El Idrissi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EL-AYACHI 2022-05-01
Series:African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences
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Online Access:https://revues.imist.ma/index.php/AJLP-GS/article/view/32483
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description Abstract Land is a decisive factor in the organization of urban land. Its management is not subject to global agreement. It cannot be the expression of a socio-economic optimum shared by all actors, given their diverse and divergent interests. Goal and objectives: The legal and institutional dysfunctions linked to the land question in Morocco are multiple. At the legal level, the rule of law is generally a colonial legacy of a palliative nature. It does not respond to complex and changing land issues. At the institutional level, the dysfunctions imply an incoherence of public action. Methodology: The fragmentation of the system of actors leads to inconsistent actions. The inertia of the State's action in the face of urban challenges is obvious. This implies the deficiency of urban land governance. There is a lack of an effective land policy and the pre-eminence of sectorial policies. Reforms are necessary to initiate a renewal of public action on urban land. This reflection notes elements of hope arising from certain legal texts relating in particular to the management of collective land, the land regime of territorial authorities and investment.  Results: The renewal of urban land governance must be considered in a systemic framework. It is necessary to rethink the land administration, regulate the land management system and take into consideration a number of recurrent recommendations. The suggestions focus on institutional redeployment, the reorganisation of the roles of actors and the adoption of technical, legal, economic and operational tools, mechanisms and measures.. Key words : Land Tenure, Urban Planning, Public Policy, Public Actors, Dysfunctions, Reforms.
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spelling doaj.art-4437e98af16241988f2bf30dfa08f2772024-12-14T16:04:19ZengEL-AYACHIAfrican Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences2657-26642022-05-0153URBAN LAND TENURE IN MOROCCO Legal and institutional dysfunctions and mitigation measuresAhmed Maliki0Abdelwahed El Idrissi1Université Hassan Premier, Faculté des Sciences Juridiques et Politiques de Settat, MarocInstitut National d’Aménagement et d’Urbanisme (INAU), Rabat Abstract Land is a decisive factor in the organization of urban land. Its management is not subject to global agreement. It cannot be the expression of a socio-economic optimum shared by all actors, given their diverse and divergent interests. Goal and objectives: The legal and institutional dysfunctions linked to the land question in Morocco are multiple. At the legal level, the rule of law is generally a colonial legacy of a palliative nature. It does not respond to complex and changing land issues. At the institutional level, the dysfunctions imply an incoherence of public action. Methodology: The fragmentation of the system of actors leads to inconsistent actions. The inertia of the State's action in the face of urban challenges is obvious. This implies the deficiency of urban land governance. There is a lack of an effective land policy and the pre-eminence of sectorial policies. Reforms are necessary to initiate a renewal of public action on urban land. This reflection notes elements of hope arising from certain legal texts relating in particular to the management of collective land, the land regime of territorial authorities and investment.  Results: The renewal of urban land governance must be considered in a systemic framework. It is necessary to rethink the land administration, regulate the land management system and take into consideration a number of recurrent recommendations. The suggestions focus on institutional redeployment, the reorganisation of the roles of actors and the adoption of technical, legal, economic and operational tools, mechanisms and measures.. Key words : Land Tenure, Urban Planning, Public Policy, Public Actors, Dysfunctions, Reforms.https://revues.imist.ma/index.php/AJLP-GS/article/view/32483Land TenureUrban PlanningPublic PolicyPublic ActorsDysfunctionsReforms.
spellingShingle Ahmed Maliki
Abdelwahed El Idrissi
URBAN LAND TENURE IN MOROCCO Legal and institutional dysfunctions and mitigation measures
African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences
Land Tenure
Urban Planning
Public Policy
Public Actors
Dysfunctions
Reforms.
title URBAN LAND TENURE IN MOROCCO Legal and institutional dysfunctions and mitigation measures
title_full URBAN LAND TENURE IN MOROCCO Legal and institutional dysfunctions and mitigation measures
title_fullStr URBAN LAND TENURE IN MOROCCO Legal and institutional dysfunctions and mitigation measures
title_full_unstemmed URBAN LAND TENURE IN MOROCCO Legal and institutional dysfunctions and mitigation measures
title_short URBAN LAND TENURE IN MOROCCO Legal and institutional dysfunctions and mitigation measures
title_sort urban land tenure in morocco legal and institutional dysfunctions and mitigation measures
topic Land Tenure
Urban Planning
Public Policy
Public Actors
Dysfunctions
Reforms.
url https://revues.imist.ma/index.php/AJLP-GS/article/view/32483
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