SPOTLIGHT ON: LIVEABLE CITIES
Rebuilding Aleppo as a Liveable City: The Role Of Cultural Heritage
How to rebuild a city after a devastating war? Dalia Mokayed emphasises the crucial role of cultural heritage.
Urban Settings Need New Approaches
The traditional relief-rehabilitation-development paradigm does not hold true in urban conflict zones. A combined approach of long-term support for systems reinforcing short-term support for individuals would meet people’s needs, secure development gains, and represent value for money. The cost of failing to adapt is simply too high, argues Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
My City in Crisis: The Struggle to Reconstruct
As densely populated urban areas like Homs, Raqqa, and Idlib in Syria continue to be the site of years-long armed conflicts, architect Ammar Azzouz argues that cities must not wait for post-conflict reconstruction plans. Rather, amidst destruction, ideas for the cities of tomorrow should be developed.
Empowering Syrian Refugees Through Cash for Work Programmes
Living as a refugee is difficult, and often aggravated by not being able to work and earn money in your host country. In Southern Jordan, refugees and locals take part in urban regeneration efforts.