Lessons in Post-War Reconstruction - Case Studies from Lebanon in the Aftermath of the 2006 War

After the ceasefire, a group of architects and planners from the American University of Beirut formed the Reconstruction Unit to help in the recovery process and in rebuilding the lives of those affected by the 2006 war in Lebanon .
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List of contents

1. Introduction: The Politics of Post-War Reconstruction in Lebanon 2. Influencing the Politics of Reconstruction in Haret Hreik 3. Wa'd: The Reconstruction Project of the Southern Suburb of Beirut 4. The Politics of Identity Reconstruction in Post-War Reconstruction 5. Reconstruction of Bint Jbeil and Social Representations of the Urban Space 6. Marginal Landscapes, Marginalized Rural Communities: Sustainable Post-War Recovery in Southern Lebanon 7. Beyond Compensations: the Post-War Reconstruction Battles of 'Aita al-Cha'b 8. In the Turmoil of Chaos: Beit Bil-Jnoub: A Grass Roots Approach towards a Rational Reconstruction Process. Afterword

About the author

Howayda Al-Harithy is a Professor of Architecture at the American University of Beirut where she has been since 1994. Al-Harithy currently serves as the Chair of the Department of Architecture and Design.

Summary

After the ceasefire, a group of architects and planners from the American University of Beirut formed the Reconstruction Unit to help in the recovery process and in rebuilding the lives of those affected by the 2006 war in Lebanon . Here, a series of case studies documenting the work of the Unit discusses the lessons to be learned from&nbs

Product details

• Assisted by: Howayda Al-Harithy (Editor), Al-Harithy Howayda (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032926216
• ISBN: 978-1-032-92621-6
• No. of pages: 232
• Weight: 430 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Series: Planning, History and Environment Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries; ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Urban & municipal planning, Politics and government, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Warfare and defence, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Civil engineering, surveying and building