Land Policy and Environmental Justice: The Case of Publicly Owned Properties in Lebanon

Introduction Some of the most radical urban struggles we have witnessed in Lebanon arose in the face of urban projects or buildings that had not yet been implemented. These struggles were informed by people’s knowledge of these projects’ devastating environmental, social, economic and psychological consequences. It is not surprising that a lot of discussion and movements are built around future constructions and that objections to these projects and attempts to prevent them become aggressive,...