The temporalities of the city-river interface throughthe case of Zahle and Berdawni

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Ecole Doctorale en Sciences ET Technologies (EDST), Université Libanaise. Universti Paris - Caclay

Abstract

Rivers are a fundamental asset of urban geographical 
environments affecting the urban structure morphology, and a 
vital part in the emergence of societies. Once was the rest place 
of merchant travellers stopping by its banks to rest, the Berdawni 
River brought prosperity to the city of Zahle with the
establishments of hotels and restaurants along withresidential and
commercial premises spread by its sides. Overtime and due to
negligence, The Berdawni River semi-retired and brought
forward dysfunctional environmental issues requiring urban
restructure to restore its identity, landscape and heritage values.

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