A HOUSING PROPOSAL AGAINST ALL ODDS: THE CASE OF SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS IN BEIRUT

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dc.creatorHAMADEH, SHIRINE TOUFIKen_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-08-20T23:39:38Zen_US
dc.date.available2007-08-20T23:39:38Zen_US
dc.date.issued1987en_US
dc.description.abstractThe most dramatic housing manifestation of the twelve year war in Lebanon has been the squatting phenomenon, resulting from internal displacement. This issue has been blindly overbooked by the State and the private sector. Their indifference retaliated in a "silent urban revolt" to which the sprawl of the "war-displaced settlements" in the Southern-Suburb of Beirut testifies. Today, these settlements are in a deplorable condition. This thesis declares the need for an emergency housing solution. It builds on the role of political and economic constraints imposed by the urban system of the country, and on the impact of the social, cultural and economic propensities of the population involved, in determining the nature of the required intervention. By acknowledging these parameters, the study formulates a comprehensive housing policy, in essence, upgrading the existing settlements and relocating their vulnerable zones into a site and services program, thereby shifting the role of the State and private sector from "house producers" to "facilitators".en_US
dc.digitization.specificationsThesis was rescanned at 24-bit color in 2020. PDF has been OCR’d and made accessible.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Arch. 1987 Hamadehen_US
dc.identifier.citationHAMADEH, SHIRINE TOUFIK. "A HOUSING PROPOSAL AGAINST ALL ODDS: THE CASE OF SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS IN BEIRUT." (1987) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17022">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17022</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2851en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17022en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectArchitectureen_US
dc.titleA HOUSING PROPOSAL AGAINST ALL ODDS: THE CASE OF SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS IN BEIRUTen_US
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thesis.degree.departmentArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen_US
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