Martil-M’diq: a new strategy to control coastal urbanisation

Faced with sustained urbanisation, increasing land pressure, and environmental risks, the Martil-M’diq coastline is preparing to be the subject of a new reflection on its development.
The Martil-M’diq coastline is at a turning point in its development. After several years of real estate and tourism expansion, public authorities intend to review the development conditions of this territory, which is among the most attractive on the Mediterranean coast. A planning process is thus planned to define the main guidelines for its urban, economic, and landscape development. It should, in particular, allow for better regulation of urbanisation, anticipation of infrastructure needs, and protection of natural spaces subject to increasing pressure.
Led by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Policy, this approach concerns an investigation perimeter of approximately 10,000 hectares, mainly covering the…