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led the reconstruction of Beirut following the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1991), this thesis considers and explores the … imposition that greatly altered the socio-spatial relations of Beirut and Lebanon more broadly. Solidere, I contend was central … capitalization is now central to the urbanization process and that the urban fabric has provided the corporation with a durable …
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This paper aims at understanding the dynamics of sectarian violence in the city of Beirut, by looking at the early … phase of violence in the Lebanese civil war (1975-90), and the process of dividing Beirut into various sectarian enclaves …
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place) and territoriality in the course of waging sectarian violence. -- urbanization ; cities ; urban conflict ; Lebanon …This paper aims at understanding the dynamics of sectarian violence in the city of Beirut, by looking at the early … phase of violence in the Lebanese civil war (1975-90), and the process of dividing Beirut into various sectarian enclaves …
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suggests that the PRC government should adjust its policies on future urbanization for fewer restrictions on the further growth …
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Many metropolitan cities in Asia are planning and implementing extensive investment in mass transit networks and thus are now on the threshold of becoming transit cities or car traffic saturation cities. The promotion of transit-oriented development (TOD) policies will be a key to the...
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suggests that the PRC government should adjust its policies on future urbanization for fewer restrictions on the further growth …
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Many metropolitan cities in Asia are planning and implementing extensive investment in mass transit networks and thus are now on the threshold of becoming transit cities or car traffic saturation cities. The promotion of transit-oriented development (TOD) policies will be a key to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012861130
Developing countries have seen a rapid rise in population urbanization in the past decades. At the same time, they have … participated actively in the process of globalization. However, possible interlinks between population urbanization and trade … explaining the cereals trade-population urbanization nexus, showing how cereals supply constrains population urbanization and how …
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China's Industrial Transfer Policy (ITP) is a novel place-based development policy of unprecedented scale. The policy targets a set of inland cities aiming to i) grow them in size and ii) restructure them into manufacturing hubs. These cities would eventually relieve pressure in China's coastal...
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"Urbanization and Decentralization: The changing urban-rural linkages and opportunities of decentralization of services … urbanization and decentralization. Ever stronger linkages between urban and rural areas represent a challenge for sustainable … reviews the evidence of synergies and pitfalls between urbanization and decentralization with concepts of economic geography …
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