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Editorial: War and Cities
Paola SommaIn 2002, an issue of Open House International had already addressed the subject of war and the city. Scholars with different backgrounds and experiences reported on a number of…
Post-Conflict Syria: From Destruction to Reconstruction – Who's Involved and to Which Extent
Nura IboldThe wave of popular unrest in the Arab world reached Syria in March 2011, and what started as peaceful demonstrations with simple demands of justice and freedom turned into a…
The Lateral Conflict of Urban Planning in Damascus
Nour Harastani, Edwar HannaWith no fund in the horizon for large-scale reconstruction in Syria due to the absence of any political deal, the Syrian government has been designing and implementing neoliberal…
Housing in Jerusalem: From a Flourishing Hope to Slow “Urbicide”
Yara Saifi, Maha SammanUrbicide, domicide and memoricide are terms associated with destruction, whether of the tangible or intangible human and spatial capital. This paper discusses how, as a result of…
Sensory Perceptual Experience in Balata Refugee Camp
Shahd Adnan M. Qzeih, Rafooneh Mokhtarshahi SaniWars and conflicts have caused millions of people to seek asylum outside their homelands and the issue of refugee camps has become a pressing subject in international policy…
Urban Development of Conflict Zones: The Case of Gaza City
Yousef J. M. Abukashif, Müge RizaWorldwide, an increasing number of cities and regions are confronted with conflict and tension. These conflicts have an impact on shaping and planning the built-environment, as…
Post-War Re-Settlements in Varosha: Paradise to Ghetto
Aysu Arsoy, Hacer BasarirVarosha (Famagusta) was one of the richest districts, and best known holiday destination of the region during the 1970's. However, due to the war in 1974, half of Varosha was…
The Landscape of War and the Transformations of the Public Sphere
Dijana AlicOn 6 april 1992, the european union (eu) recognised bosnia and hercegovina as a new independent state, no longer a part of the socialist federal republic of Yugoslavia. The event…
Education in Conflict: Postwar School Buildings of Cyprus
Sevil Aydınlık, Hıfsiye PulhanThe terms cyprus, conflict, crisis and war have been almost inextricably intertwined throughout the history of this Mediterranean island. The education system played an important…
Victoria Barracks of Disappearance: Contested Post-Military Landscape in High-Density Urban Hong Kong
Jing Xiao, Charlie Q. L. XueThis research paper examines the post-military landscape of the Victoria Barracks regarding the high-density urbanism in Hong Kong from the 1970s to the 2000s. The article first…
ISSN:
0168-2601e-ISSN:
2633-9838Online date, start – end:
2005Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr. Chaham Alalouch
- Prof. Yonca Hurol