The state otherwise: green space, citizenship and advocating for the public in Beirut

"The city of Beirut is increasingly congested, polluted and suffocating. Its already limited green public spaces are under growing threat of privatisation and redevelopment. The State Otherwise examines the difficult predicament of Beirut's public green spaces from the vantage point of the...

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Main Author: Stefanelli, Alice (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford Berghahn Books 2024
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Summary:"The city of Beirut is increasingly congested, polluted and suffocating. Its already limited green public spaces are under growing threat of privatisation and redevelopment. The State Otherwise examines the difficult predicament of Beirut's public green spaces from the vantage point of the civic campaign to reopen Horsh al Sanawbar, the city's largest public park. Analysing the relationship between neoliberal sectarianism, private interest and political action, the book asks questions about the nature of privatisation of public property, civic society's potential to mobilise individuals and the role of public authorities in promoting the public good"--
Physical Description:viii, 156 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm

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