Beirut, today, is a giant construction site. Over the past 25 years, the Lebanese metropolis
has experienced a property-led (re) development process that has gone far beyond the …

A quarter century after the final days of the Lebanese civil war (1975–1990), a property
frenzy spurred by billions of petro-dollars channeled into the built environment has …

This chapter responds to several recent calls to extend the geographical scope of
gentrification studies and to consider the potential contribution of theorymaking from the …

Beirut is a city in constant development, a perfect example of 'a restless landscape of urban
competition'(Peck & Tickell, 2002, p. 397). Large-scale construction projects are visible …

The destruction of Beirut's port and large areas of the inner city following the August 2020
explosion occurred amid (and has exacerbated) an unprecedented national economic and …

In this dissertation, I set out to answer two main questions: why does circulating capital
become fixed in Beirut's built environment, and how does this happen? Through conducting …

In urban studies scholarship, Beirut is often theorized on the frontiers of sectarian conflict as
well as on the frontlines of neoliberalism. Entangling real estate, banking and transnational …

Beirut gained prominence as a Levantine city and as Lebanon's primate city in the mid-19th
century. The growth of Beirut has been affected by the interplay of local and global forces …

This thesis assesses neoliberal urban developments in post-civil war Lebanon. It does so by
focusing on the reconstruction of Downtown Beirut, which contributed towards: firstly …

Beirut usually conjures up images of conflict, tension, and warfare. While it is certainly not
immune to these dynamics, media reports tend to overemphasize these aspects, just as their …