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International audience ; Regional disparities in Morocco can be explained by the contrasts and diversity in the Moroccan territory, but also by Morocco's colonial heritage, which has divided the national territory into "useful Morocco" and "useless Morocco." After independence, the failure of certain public policy choices and the absence of any real coordination among the various parties sanctioned, or even emphasized, these territorial inequalities. Today, Morocco is at a crossroads: globalization and the globalization of trade are forcing it to put its territory in order by making its cities and regions more competitive. Our country is experiencing transition of all kinds: demographic, economic, social, political, and territorial. Nevertheless, planning and sustainable development in the national territory are still secondary to both structural constraints related to geography and history and the need to implement an adequate model of good territorial governance. ; Les disparités régionales au Maroc trouvent leurs explications dans le caractère contrasté et disséqué du territoire marocain, mais aussi dans l'héritage historique colonial qui a divisé le territoire national en " Maroc utile " et " Maroc inutile ". L'échec de certains choix politiques publiques et l'absence d'une réelle coordination entre les différents intervenants viendront consacrer, voire accentuer, après l'Indépendance, ces inégalités territoriales. Aujourd'hui, le Maroc se trouve à la croisée des chemins dans la mesure où la mondialisation et la globalisation des échanges lui impose de mettre de l'ordre dans son territoire en renforçant la compétitivité de ses villes et de ses régions. Notre pays traverse aujourd'hui une transition dans tous les sens du terme : transition démographique, économique, sociale, politique et territoriale. Néanmoins, l'aménagement et le développement durable du territoire national reste tributaire du dépassement des contraintes structurelles liées à la géographie et à l'histoire d'une part, et de la nécessité de ...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- Contents -- A WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT AGRICULTURE AS PART OF THE CITY? - FRAMING A PROBLEM FROM LIFE-WORLD TO RESEARCH -- A1 DEALING WITH FIVE MAJOR CHALLENGES OF GROWING CITY REGIONS -- A2 THE UAC RESEARCH APPROACH -- A2.1 Problems, questions and definitions -- A3 THE UAC METHODOLOGY -- A3.1 Research on global change and urbanization: dealing with complexity and uncertainty -- A3.2 The UAC project: doing transdisciplinarity -- A3.3 Remarks on transdisciplinary research -- A3.4 Reflections on the UAC research process -- B THE CONTEXT: GRAND CASABLANCA -- B1 PRESENTATION OF GRAND CASABLANCA -- B1.1 City profile -- B1.2 History -- B1.3 City type: every city is different -- B2 ACTORS AND POLITICAL PROCESSES OF GRAND CASABLANCA -- B2.1 Actors in urban and agricultural development -- B2.2 Challenges and opportunities: towards a new phase of urban development -- C UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEMS OF GRAND CASABLANCA -- C1 NEED FOR ANALYTICAL KNOWLEDGE -- C2 METHODS FOR COMPLEX KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION -- C2.1 Problem-oriented sectoral studies -- C2.2 Mapping and visualization -- C2.3 Stakeholder analysis -- C2.4 Field research -- C2.5 Earth observation -- C2.6 Numerical modelling -- C2.7 Future research: visions and scenarios -- C2.8 Transdisciplinary design -- C2.9 Information and communication platforms -- C2.10 Integrative communication -- C3 PROBLEM ORIENTED ANALYSIS -- C3.1 Urban space production -- C3.2 Infrastructure -- C3.3 Environmental conditions -- C3.4 Climate -- C3.5 Food and nutrition -- C3.6 Agriculture -- C3.7 Society and governance -- C4 DEEPENING THE PROBLEM ANALYSIS -- C4.1 Urban-rural linkages and interacting spheres -- C4.2 Socio-spatiaI practices and land use -- C4.3 Natural resources -- C4.4 Natural hazards and risks.