Specialist Operations conducts a research on the urban reconstruction in Lebanon and Beirut post the 2006 war with Israel.
After the 34 days of war and exceptional situation arose. The current reconstruction efforts highlight how (urban) planning became crucial vehicle for various entities; socio-religious parties and national government alike, to consolidate and extent their political power base. The city so proud on its cosmopolitan edge shows once again a complex spatial duality on borough, city and national level. This blog is intended to give an insight in the spatial dimensions.
