Predicting Urban Growth on the Atlantic Coast Using an Integrative Spatial Modeling Approach
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UAC Project Consortium
Sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
German Partners
Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) with:
Dep. of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning,
Chair of Landscape Architecture / Open Space Planning
(project management)
Department of Ecology, Chair of Climatology
Department of Process Engineering, Chair of Chemical
Engineering
Centre for Cooperation and Avanced Training (ZEWK kubus)
Universität Hohenheim, Department of Social Sciences in
Agriculture, Chair of Agricultural Communication and Extension
Bergische Universität Wuppertal, School of Architecture,
Chair of Economy of Planning and Building
Association for Rainwater Harvesting and Water Utilisation (fbr
e.V.), Darmstadt
ContactTechnische Universität Berlin
Silvia Martin Han
Landscape Architecture / Open Space Planning
GOR 1-1, Salzufer 12, D-10587 Berlin
Tel: +49 (0) 30 31 47 96 49
Mail: [email protected]
UAC Local Project Office in Casablanca
Jamal Ouchker
Coordinateur du bureau local Casablanca
N°11, Espod, Stade larbi Ben M'barek,
Rue Mohammed Smiha, Sidi Belyout,
Casablanca
Phone : +212 (0) 22 44 03 47
Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.uac-m.org
As a phenomenon of current megacity-specific development processes, we consider Urban
Agriculture to be the whole spatial dimensions and dynamics of the development process in
today’s urban growth centres which lead to new hybrid and climate-sensitive forms between
rural and urban space. The result is a new form of reciprocal urban-rural linkages which shape
the nature of future urban development and living conditions.
The project therefore places the three dimensions of agriculture, urban development and
climate change together in a new perspective framework, whilst simultaneously placing all three
in a new operational constellation under the heading “governance”.
urbandevelopment
urbanagriculture
climatechange
governancetechnical support
urban sphere rural sphere
Moroccan Partners
National Institute of Spatial Planning and Urbanism, Rabat (INAU)
University Hassan II Ain Chock, School of Science, Chair of Hydroscience,
Casablanca
University Hassan II Mohammedia, School of Sciences Ben M‘Sik, Casablanca
City Planning Authority for Casablanca Region (AUC)
Regional Authority of Agriculture in Casablanca Region (DRA)
Regional Authority of Housing, Urbanism and Spatial Planning, Casablanca
(IRHUAE)
National Weather Service, Casablanca (DMN)
Association Terre et Humanisme Maroc, Casablanca (T&H)
Association Unions of Oulad Ahmed, Douar Hmar
School of Oulad Ahmed, Douar Hmar
School of Agriculture and Commerce Prince Sidi Mohammed, Mohammedia (IPSM)
Moroccan National Airport Office, Casablanca (ONDA)
UAC - Urban Agriculture as an Integrative Factor of Climate-Optimised Urban Development, Casablanca
Grand Casablanca
PROVINCE DE SETTATPROVINCE DE SETTAT
PROVINCE DE BEN SLIMANE
PROVINCE DE MEDIOUNA
PREFECTURE DE MOHAMMEDIA
PREFECTURE DE CASABLANCA
PROVINCE DE NOUACEUR
pilot project 4Organic School Farm
urban agriculture+ healthy food production
pilot project 2Douar Hmar
urban agriculture+ informal settlement
pilot project 1Technopol
urban agriculture+ industry
pilot project 3Oued El Maleh
urban agriculture+ peri-urban tourism
The project aims to analyse and examine to what extent Urban Agriculture
can make a relevant contribution to climate-optimised and sustainable
urban development as an integrative factor in urban growth centres.
Urban Agriculture is understood as every form of formal or informal
agricultural production within a city, whereby in the context of urban
growth centres “city” equates to the urban region.
pilot project 1 Technopoleurban agriculture + industry
pilot project 2 Ouled Ahmedurban agriculture+ informal settlement
Objective:
The pilot project entitled « Urban Agriculture and Informal Settlement »
will undertake the setting up of a Green School at Douar Ouled Ahmed.
There, the pupils will have the opportunity to learn about sustainable
organic agriculture, through field work.
The pilot project will also attempt to introduce the pupils to the
necessary rules and habits for healthy and tasty food, as much as it will
teach them the practice at home of a micro-scale agriculture.
Objective:The pilot project entitled „Urban Agriculture and Industry“ will endeavour to prove fruitful forms of coexistence between industries and agriculture, through the optimizing of water use in the various industrial processes, and through the treatment of used water, as well as its reuse in agriculture. In such a context, this pilot project contributes to the manifold use of water, through the following technical practices: • Implementation of state-of-the-art technologies, in the fields of efficient used water treatment, and simple, low-cost systems; • Setting up of sophisticated irrigation systems, in order to optimize the agricultural production; • Increase of opportunities of higher energy production, and notably in the form of biogas.
Objective:In the spirit of aiming to maintain the heritage of the valley, the pilot project strives for a symbiosis between the needs and potentials of the city dwellers and the inhabitants of the valley. In this context, the pilot project wants to contribute to the development of the valley and its inhabitants by the following objectives: • Give support to the local people in order to diversify their source of income; • lead to a sustainable and participatory water management;• preserve a great number of peri-urban open spaces / natural heritage; • find ways of significantly increasing the climate-optimised, and energy efficient agricultural production; • support the setting up of ecological tourism equipments;• support the urban-rural linkages.
pilot project 3 Oued El Malehurban agriculture+ peri-urban tourism
pilot project 4 Dar Bouazza urban agriculture+ healthy food production
Objective:
The pilot project entitled “Urban Agriculture and Healthy Food
Production” aims at developing a modern organic food production on
the site of the agro-ecological pedagogical Farm of Dar Bouazza. The
organic products, which would be singled out through a local quality
label, will enable the creation of direct and fair relations between the
producers and the consumers involved in supporting the proximity
(within reach) production. The pilot project is addressed to the producers
and consumers in Dar Bouazza, and in Casablanca. It welcomes the
peri-urban population to try out the agricultural activity, for the sake of
a healthy life, and as a source of income.