Transformations of the Beirut River: Between Temporary and Permanent Liminality
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Resumo: | This article presents the case of the Beirut River corridor in Lebanon, which defines the administrative border between the capital Beirut, its eastern and south-eastern suburbs. The Beirut River has undergone several transformations from being a lotic environment to becoming complex urban infrastructure. This is often unnoticeable due to the scarcity of its running water and its walled existence at the edge of administrative boundaries. The separation from its riverbanks, disconnection from the urban fabric, and continuous pollution have contributed to its liminality, being simultaneously neither present nor absent. To understand this in-betweenness, the river’s spatial, temporal, and social liminality are analysed by identifying major events, actors, and key urban planning interventions that impacted the river at the national, city region, and local scales. The article explores the development of the river corridor both in terms of urbanisation and population dynamics; its distinct positionality in different periods that corresponded to major events and decisions made; and the contrasting river experiences and perceptions across generations, which vary between reminiscence and aversion. By examining the various transformative processes, collective practices, perceptions, and diverse actors, the article highlights the contextual implications of this obdurate liminality, but also Beirut River’s potential alternative future positionality amidst present and imminent urban challenges. |
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Transformations of the Beirut River: Between Temporary and Permanent Liminalityactors; Beirut River; border; canalisation; liminal; scale; social practicesThis article presents the case of the Beirut River corridor in Lebanon, which defines the administrative border between the capital Beirut, its eastern and south-eastern suburbs. The Beirut River has undergone several transformations from being a lotic environment to becoming complex urban infrastructure. This is often unnoticeable due to the scarcity of its running water and its walled existence at the edge of administrative boundaries. The separation from its riverbanks, disconnection from the urban fabric, and continuous pollution have contributed to its liminality, being simultaneously neither present nor absent. To understand this in-betweenness, the river’s spatial, temporal, and social liminality are analysed by identifying major events, actors, and key urban planning interventions that impacted the river at the national, city region, and local scales. The article explores the development of the river corridor both in terms of urbanisation and population dynamics; its distinct positionality in different periods that corresponded to major events and decisions made; and the contrasting river experiences and perceptions across generations, which vary between reminiscence and aversion. By examining the various transformative processes, collective practices, perceptions, and diverse actors, the article highlights the contextual implications of this obdurate liminality, but also Beirut River’s potential alternative future positionality amidst present and imminent urban challenges.Cogitatio Press2024-03-07info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/up.6963https://doi.org/10.17645/up.6963Urban Planning; Vol 9 (2024): Urban Borderlands: Difference, Inequality, and Spatio-Temporal In-Betweenness in Cities2183-763510.17645/up.i312reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/6963https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/6963/3467Copyright (c) 2024 Christine Madyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMady, Christine2024-03-07T21:15:14Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/6963Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:13:44.838264Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Transformations of the Beirut River: Between Temporary and Permanent Liminality |
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Transformations of the Beirut River: Between Temporary and Permanent Liminality |
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Transformations of the Beirut River: Between Temporary and Permanent Liminality Mady, Christine actors; Beirut River; border; canalisation; liminal; scale; social practices |
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Transformations of the Beirut River: Between Temporary and Permanent Liminality |
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Transformations of the Beirut River: Between Temporary and Permanent Liminality |
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Transformations of the Beirut River: Between Temporary and Permanent Liminality |
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Transformations of the Beirut River: Between Temporary and Permanent Liminality |
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Transformations of the Beirut River: Between Temporary and Permanent Liminality |
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Mady, Christine |
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Mady, Christine |
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Mady, Christine |
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actors; Beirut River; border; canalisation; liminal; scale; social practices |
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actors; Beirut River; border; canalisation; liminal; scale; social practices |
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This article presents the case of the Beirut River corridor in Lebanon, which defines the administrative border between the capital Beirut, its eastern and south-eastern suburbs. The Beirut River has undergone several transformations from being a lotic environment to becoming complex urban infrastructure. This is often unnoticeable due to the scarcity of its running water and its walled existence at the edge of administrative boundaries. The separation from its riverbanks, disconnection from the urban fabric, and continuous pollution have contributed to its liminality, being simultaneously neither present nor absent. To understand this in-betweenness, the river’s spatial, temporal, and social liminality are analysed by identifying major events, actors, and key urban planning interventions that impacted the river at the national, city region, and local scales. The article explores the development of the river corridor both in terms of urbanisation and population dynamics; its distinct positionality in different periods that corresponded to major events and decisions made; and the contrasting river experiences and perceptions across generations, which vary between reminiscence and aversion. By examining the various transformative processes, collective practices, perceptions, and diverse actors, the article highlights the contextual implications of this obdurate liminality, but also Beirut River’s potential alternative future positionality amidst present and imminent urban challenges. |
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