Spatial Justice and Land Tenure Security in Urban Redevelopment: Lessons from Morocco's Bouregreg Valley Project

This study examines the interplay between spatial justice and land tenure security in urban redevelopment projects, focusing on two cases from the Bouregreg Valley Development in Morocco. Through analysis of conflicts in the Ben Acher and Kardona districts, we demonstrate that spatial justice - encompassing distributive, procedural, and recognitional dimensions - is crucial for promoting land tenure security within complex property rights regimes. Our findings challenge the notion that formal property ownership guarantees security, revealing that just processes and outcomes are more determinative. We argue that land tenure security is best understood and achieved through a spatial justice framework, particularly in contexts of urban transformation where traditional property rights are disrupted.