Open AccessThe Myth of Beirut’s Resilience: Introduction to the Thematic Issue
Author(s) -
Liliane Buccianti-Barakat,
Markus Heße
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
urban planning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2183-7635
DOI - 10.17645/up.v7i1.5317
Subject(s) - resilience (materials science) , politics , covid-19 , political science , mythology , pandemic , psychological resilience , thematic analysis , development economics , history , economic growth , sociology , psychology , social science , medicine , law , economics , qualitative research , physics , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , thermodynamics , classics , psychotherapist
This editorial introduces a thematic issue of Urban Planning on recent developments in Beirut, Lebanon. It emphasises the multiple crises the city has been undergoing for some time, which include an enduring political and economic crisis, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and most recently the devastating impact of the blast that happened in the port of Beirut on 4th August 2020. The editorial outlines the specific challenges resulting from these crises and addresses the concept of resilience, which is taken up by the articles included in this issue.