Foreword by Mona Fawaz
Preface
Acknowledgements
Glossary and Abbreviations
INTRODUCTION: The Lebanese Context, Urban Planning, and the Work of Mohammad Fawaz
Part One: The Lebanese Urban Planning System, Laws, and Actors
CHAPTER 1: Urban Planning in Lebanon
CHAPTER 2: The Comprehensive Development Plan
CHAPTER 3: The Building Law
CHAPTER 4: Urban Planning Actors and Responsibilities
Part Two: The Role of Urban Planning regarding Lebanon’s National Resources and Capabilities
CHAPTER 5: Urban Planning, the Environment, and Natural and Cultural Heritage
CHAPTER 6: Urban Planning, Agriculture, and Industry
Part Three Urban Planning, Transport, Housing, Real Estate, and Post-War Reconstruction
CHAPTER 7: Transport and Urban Planning
CHAPTER 8: Housing and Real Estate
CHAPTER 9: Reconstruction and the Results of Urban Planning in Lebanon
CONCLUSION: The Reality of Urban Planning in Lebanon: Reflections and Aspirations
References
Index
Biography
Mohammad Fawaz was head of Lebanon’s Directorate General of Urbanism (DGU) from 1974 to 1993 and President of the Conseil Exécutif des Grands Projets (CEGP) from 1993 to 1999. From 1999 to 2019, he worked in partnership with his brother in the private consultancy Bureau Technique d’Urbanisme et des Travaux Publics SARL (BTUTP).
Christine Mady is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Architecture, School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Aalto University, Finland; before that she was an Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Arts, and Design, Notre Dame University-Louaize, Lebanon where she was head of department from 2016 to 2020.
