Beirut: The Phoenix and the Pursuit of Gigantism
The urban growth of Beirut has been shaped more by the forces of local politics and rapid economics as opposed to sustainable strategies. After the civil war, Beirut is being reconstituted in the fashion of an elaborate stage set with a particular theme; the city looks old and eclectic but its reality is much more brutal. The citizens of Beirut realize that simply combining new and old buildings along with archaeological digs creates a false sense of diversity since they are all catering to a particular upper class bracket of society. This research aims to detect the urban transformation of the city in a historical perspective.
Beirut historical perspective urban growth metropolitan region gigantism
Liliane BUCCIANTI-BARAKAT
Geography Department, Faculty of Letter and Human Sciences, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut
国际会议
广州
英文
390-402
2007-08-06（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）