Analysis of the transport - precariousness relationship in the peripheral areas of Casablanca

¹ Institut National d’Aménagement et d’Urbanisme (INAU), Madinat Al Irfane, Rabat, Maroc
² Ecole Hassania des Travaux Publics (EHTP), Km 7 Route d’El Jadida, Casablanca, Maroc
³ Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’Etat (ENTPE), Rue Maurice Audin, Vaulx-en-Velin, France

^a Corresponding author: ishak.hbiak@gmail.com

Abstract

Casablanca is the largest metropolis in Morocco and the Maghreb and one of the largest cities in Africa. However, like most cities in developing countries, it faces major problems in terms of planning and transport. The problems in transport are of different types and affect all areas of the city, especially the peripheral areas of Casablanca, which are experiencing significant difficulties in terms of accessibility, knowing that these areas are the most precarious. The aim of this work is to confront on the one hand the global GIS analysis of the transport supply and its relation with the precariousness of the populations, and on the other hand the real problem of access to economic opportunities because of the exorbitant costs of public transport in relation to the income of these peripheral populations, taking into account the case of the peripheral city of Errahma. This second analysis was carried out through a field survey, on the area of the new city of Errahma. Initial analysis of this work has confirmed the existence of a very strong relationship between transport supply, loss of economic opportunity and precariousness in these peripheral areas.