The Evolutions, Transformations, and Adaptations in Beirut's Public Spaces
Abstract: Beirut, Lebanon, has been a nexus for the east and west, has undergone episodes of conflict including the civil war between 1975 and 1989, and still witnesses instability to the present. This status has affected its everyday life practices, particularly as manifested in its public spaces. Over time, Beirut's population has reflected the ability to adapt to living with different states of public spaces; these include embracing new public space models, adjusting to living in the war-time period with annihilated public spaces, and establishing a reconnaissance with post-war reintroduced, securitized, or temporary public spaces. Lefebvre’s space production triad serves to distinguish among spaces introduced through planning tools, from spaces appropriated through immaterial space-markers, or spaces established through social practices. This article provides an overview of the evolution of Beirut’s public spaces, starting with the medieval city and through into the 19th century, before
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Urban Planning ; 7 (2022) 1 ; 116-128
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
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2022
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Mady, Christine
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10.17645/up.v7i1.4724
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023010407063294404997
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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15.08.2025, 07:21 MESZ
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Beteiligte
- Mady, Christine
- SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
Entstanden
- 2022