Changes in the Environment and Migration in Southern Morocco – Example of the Mhamid Oasis

Sobczak Karolina ()
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Sobczak Karolina: University of Warsaw – Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies00-927Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, 2008, vol. 13, issue 1, 239-250

Abstract: The subject of the article is an analysis of changes in the environment and economy of oases in southern Morocco, on the basis of a case study of Mhamid. The conclusions are that water investments carried out in the Draa Valley intensified the desertification process. This is exemplified by a stronger aeolian deflation, worsening living conditions of the population, limiting of arable areas and finally, migration. Paradoxically, because of desertification, the region has a chance to develop economically because the newly created sand dunes fields stimulate development of tourism.

Keywords: Morocco; migrations; desertification; Mhamid; Oued Dra (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2008-0024

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