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Beirut: the new front lines of urban research [PDF]
, 2013 Traduction d'une version française publiée en 2012International audienceIn Beirut, the extremely rapid transformations of both urban spaces and urban policy raise a number of questions and give researchers much food for thought.
Verdeil, Éric
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Smart city initiatives aim for sustainability and inclusiveness, but recent evidence shows that they often lead to injustices. Although this contradiction has received growing academic attention, a comprehensive understanding of how justice is addressed within smart city practices remains limited.
Md. Nazmul Haque +5 more
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CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Data is the key element that runs the modern society. Large amounts of data are being released day by day as a result of many activities. The digital data is transferred through the Internet which may be vulnerable to attacks while transmitting. Especially, the medical data is observed to be of at most importance.
Rupa Ch +4 more
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The Gender of Fossil Fuels: Oil and Domestic Perils in Mandate Palestine
Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores the gender dynamics behind the rise of kerosene – an oil derivative – as the main domestic fuel in Mandate Palestine. It argues that these dynamics were constitutive in determining who began to use oil, where and for what purposes, in turn demonstrating that women in Palestine were the promoters and targets of a campaign ...
Shira Pinhas
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract The Beqaa Valley in Lebanon has become increasingly polluted, and residents are attributing illness to improper waste disposal and dumping. This article explores local epistemologies of pollution’s causes and effects in three films, which were researched and produced by local residents of Bar Elias, a small town in the Beqaa, which has rapidly
Hannah Sender +2 more
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FRANSIZ PRENS JOİNVİLLE’NİN İSTANBUL, ANADOLU, SURİYE VE MISIR’A DAİR SEYAHAT NOTLARI
Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Velî Araştırma DergisiThis paper aims to critically examine the travel notes of François Ferdinand Philippe (1818-1900) who is known as the Prince of Joinville, and the son of the French King Louis Philippe (1830-1848), during his visits to Levant cities in 1836 and 1839. The
Süleyman Uygun
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The Beirut Dozen: traditional domestic garden as spatial and cultural mediator [PDF]
, 2007 Traditional domestic gardens in Beirut are associated with the detached house typology that appear in the second half of the nineteenth century. Inspired by rural origins, the domestic garden nevertheless evolved by taking on new spatial and cultural ...
Makhzoumi, J., Zako, R.
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Capacity Building Workshop on Genetic Resources for CGIAR Scientists and Partners from Near East and Neighbouring Countries, 17 - 20 September 2018, ICARDA, Beirut, Lebanon [PDF]
, 2020 In September 2018, the CGIAR Genebank Platform Policy Module joined the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) and the Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA) to ...
CGIAR Genebank Platform
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The Troubles and Beyond: The impact of a museum exhibit on a post‐conflict society
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract In divided societies, can museums contribute to healing and recovery? While efforts to memorialize past violence typically aim to promote tolerance and reconciliation, remembering could exacerbate divisions in recovering societies where the past is deeply contested. We examine a transitional justice museum exhibit in Northern Ireland.
Laia Balcells, Elsa Voytas
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Between Autonomy and Automation: Mapping Practices among Syrian Delivery Drivers in Beirut
Human-Machine Communication JournalThis article examines how Syrian refugee food‑delivery drivers working on the Toters app in Beirut experience the tension between autonomy and automation.
Blake Atwood
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