Beirut: the new front lines of urban research

Éric Verdeil (1)

1 EVS - Environnement, Ville, Société

In Beirut, the extremely rapid transformations of both urban spaces and urban policy raise a number of questions and give researchers much food for thought. Two recent collective works reflect the vitality of urban research in Beirut today and the revival of critical urban theory.

Mots clés: civil war; reconstruction; public space; Lebanon; Beirut

Domaines: Géographie

Éric Verdeil. Beirut: the new front lines of urban research. Métropolitiques, 2013, pp.1-6. ⟨halshs-00829193⟩