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Land belongs to those who cultivate it:

The rights holders of in Shabriha

Nadine Bekdache
Jana Haidar
 16/07/2024

How does urban planning deal with informal areas?

This question is a pressing issue for the future of Tyre and Abbassiyeh areas, where camps and informal gatherings constitute an essential component of the urban and social fabric. In this article, published for the first time as part of Public Works Studio’s “Planning in Lebanon: Manufacturing Landscapes of Inequality” project(2017-2018), we depart from the experience of Shabriha residents – threatened with eviction, and anxious in the absence of alternatives to maintain their livelihoods – in order to open a broader discussion on the priorities of urban planning and its role in recognizing informality and being responsive to the needs of the population.

Read the full article in Arabic.

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Nadine Bekdache

Co-director and Head of Communication and Design Unit

Nadine is a practicing designer and urbanist, and co-founder of Public Works Studio. She researches socio-spatial phenomena through multidisciplinary methods; including mapping, imagery and film as both processes of investigation and representation. As part of her research on urban displacement, she authored “Evicting Sovereignty: Lebanon’s Housing Tenants from Citizens to Obstacles”, and co-directed “Beyhum Street: Mapping Place Narratives”. Nadine is also a graphic design instructor at the Lebanese University.
 

Jana Haidar

Housing Monitor Coordinator and Casework Manager

Jana is an architect and urban researcher. She completed her MA in Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts of the Lebanese University and has been working on projects covering the topics of national urban planning practices, housing policies and displacement, urban transformation, and history. She is also the creator of Beirut Architecture Tours that explores the urban planning history of Beirut.
Housing Infrastructure Land Management and Planning Public Property Chabriha Lebanon Sour District South Lebanon Governorate
 
 
 
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