Nora MAREÏ

Nora MAREÏ, CNRS Researcher at PRODIG (UMR 8586), specializes in transport geography, territorial development, and urban dynamics across European, Mediterranean, and West African contexts. Her work bridges macroregional geoeconomic analysis with local territorial realities, focusing on infrastructure, logistics, and regional integration processes.

• Doctorate from University of Nantes (2012 thesis: Le détroit de Gibraltar, Porte du Monde, Frontière de l’Europe)
• 2022-2026: Coordinator of ANR Trans-Log project on logistics cities
• 2021-2025: Member of LMI Movida II international lab

Research interests include:

• Comparative analysis of institutional vs. private territorial production
• Metropolitanization and circulation patterns in Global South cities
• Eurafrican connectivity through ports like Tanger-Med
• Maritime chokepoints (Gibraltar, Suez) as development catalysts

Recent publications examine:

• 2024: Morocco's role in Mediterranean-African transport hubs
• 2022: Tanger-Med's networked territorial challenges
• 2021: Dualization in Global South city logistics
• 2020: Regional integration models

Scientific recognition:

• 2013 CNU Mappemonde thesis prize finalist
• 2023 'The Waters of Discord' award

Teaching contributions:

• Master's courses on fieldwork methodology (since 2019)
• International transport geopolitics instruction (since 2013)