Year 2022

• A Vision of Sustainable Design Concepts for Upgrading Vulnerable Coastal Areas in Light of Climate Change Impacts: A Case Study from Beirut, Lebanon

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  • B. Bou Kalfouni
  • D. Wojtowicz-Jankowska

  - Sustainability - Year 2022

  Rapid urbanization combined with the effects of climate change has increased the vulnerability of poor urban communities to natural hazards, particularly to informal settlements located in coastal areas. Apart from socio-economic challenges, the effects of climate change threaten the very existence of these settlements. They are particularly vulnerable due to their poor structural quality and lack of adequate infrastructure to...

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• Redesigning Informal Beirut: Shaping the Sustainable Transformation Strategies

  Publication

  • P. Lorens
  • D. Wojtowicz-Jankowska
  • B. Bou Kalfouni

  - Urban Planning - Year 2022

  Lebanon is distinguished by its strategic geographical location among the Arab countries. Beirut, as the capital city and the major commercial and cultural centre of the country, is a point of interest for migrants. The region has witnessed many changes since the end of World War II, which have resulted in internal and external conflicts, migrations, the centralization of the country’s economy, etc. Furthermore, the city has witnessed...

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Year 2020

• REVITALIZATION PROJECT OF SLUM TRANSFORMATION: A CASE STUDY HAY-AL TANAK,BEIRUT,LEBANON

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  • D. Wojtowicz-Jankowska
  • B. Bou Kalfouni (formerly: B. Boukalfouni)

  - Przestrzeń i Forma - Year 2020

  Slums are global phenomena that exist as a solution for those who couldn’t afford a house. This phenomenon is growing accompanying the rapid urbanization and the growth of the urban population, three-quarter of the world population anticipated to live in an urban environment by 2050 (Avis, 2016, p. 57). This paper reviews slum's evaluation of the revitalization project for one of the poorest slums in Beirut called Hay-Al Tanak....

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