The Myth of Beirut’s Resilience
Introduction to the Thematic Issue
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22018305 |
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| Authors | Liliane Buccianti-Barakat (Saint Joseph University), Mary Hesse (0000-0001-8472-2825, University of Luxembourg) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 82-86 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2183-7635 • E-ISSN: 2183-7635 |
| Publisher | Cogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.17645/up.v7i1.5317 |
| OpenAlex | W4213113073 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
This editorial introduces a thematic issue of Urban Planning on recent developments in Beirut, Lebanon. It emphasises the multiple crises the city has been undergoing for some time, which include an enduring political and economic crisis, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and most recently the devastating impact of the blast that happened in the port of Beirut on 4th August 2020. The editorial outlines the specific challenges resulting from these crises and addresses the concept of resilience, which is taken up by the articles included in this issue
Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Mythology · Pandemic · Political science · Politics · Psychological resilience · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · History · Law · Medicine · Middle East Politics and Society · Psychology · Turkish Urban and Social Issues · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Social cohesion and resilience across communities that have experienced a disaster
Beirut Ammonium Nitrate Blast
For the War Yet to Come
Shockwaves
A property framework for understanding gentrification
Resilience trade-offs
Globalizing urban resilience
Exceptions and the actually existing practice of planning
The urbicide of Beirut? Geopolitics and the built environment in the Lebanese civil war (1975-1976)
| Highly cited | No |
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