Lessons in Post-War Reconstruction

Case Studies from Lebanon in the Aftermath of the 2006 War

Howayda Al-Harithy, Howayda Al-Harithy

• Editorial: Routledge
• Año: 2010
• ISBN:
  9781136970023
• Edición: 1
• Categoría: Arquitectura
• Categoría: Planificación urbana y paisajismo

After the ceasefire, a group of architects and planners from the American University of Beirut formed the Reconstruction Unit to help in the recovery process and in rebuilding the lives of those affected by the 2006 war in Lebanon.

Here, a series of case studies documenting the work of the Unit discusses the lessons to be learned fromthe experiences of Lebanon after the July War, and suggests how those lessons might be applied elsewhere.

The cases are diverse in terms of scale, type of intervention, methods, and approaches to the situation on the ground.Critical issues such ascommunity participation, heritage protection, damage assessment and compensation policies, the role of the state, and capacity building are explored and the success and failures assessed.