Internal migration and its repercussions on the city of Anoua Kashout

Abstract

The research discusses the issue of internal migration in Mauritania, highlighting it as a significant problem. Internal migration is not just about changing residences, but also involves shifts in population size and composition within departure and arrival areas. The city of Nouakchott is experiencing challenges due to imbalances in population distribution within and between neighborhoods. These population movements are not regulated like foreign immigration, but are a response to various factors such as gravity, expulsion, and trade-offs between different areas. Most urban solutions to address this issue in Nouakchott are immediate and unipolar, and there is a lack of proper understanding of how balanced migration can solve population problems and redeployment across the area, taking into account natural and human elements.