Virtual Webinar— A Path Forward: Lebanon’s Cities Between War and Reconstruction

Rayan Alaaldin

Her work focuses on housing and land issues in Lebanon by monitoring changes in the urban fabric and analyzing the impact of policies, wars, and planning interventions on local communities. She has participated in research projects examining property, common spaces, public lands, informal zones, and defending the right to the city for marginalized groups. She uses a variety of research and analytical tools and methodologies including fieldwork, mapping, writing, and active engagement with communities through workshops. In the context of the recent Israeli war on Lebanon, she worked on documenting attacks and analyzing their patterns in an attempt to understand their structural and social impacts. She holds a Master of Public Works and Road Planning from the Lebanese University (2019) and a Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering through a dual program between the University of Lille, France and the Lebanese University (2021).

Christina Abou-Roufael

She holds a Master's degree in Architecture (2015) and Urban Planning (2017) from the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts at the Lebanese University. She works on various research projects dealing with urban and environmental issues, as well as topics related to public property and religious endowments, with a particular focus on the right to housing and the right to the city. Her work also includes studying and analyzing policies and laws related to urban planning from a spatial justice perspective.