Mapping New Construction in Municipal Beirut (2000-2013)

Abstract

This database was created as part of the “Gentrification and Neighborhood Change” collaborative research project between the London School of Economics and the AUB Neighborhood Initiative (2014-2015). The database maps the new construction and buildings permits issued in municipal Beirut between 2000 and 2013. This database is a tool of multi-level spatial analysis. It is a compilation of the various GIS (Geographic Information Systems) layers that were created or obtained as part of the research which includes the obtained and updated base maps (Beirut parcels, buildings, topography...) and the new created layers (New projects, Biggest projects, Cadastral zoning). It also includes geo-referenced satellite and cadastral maps of Beirut that were used for the updating and creation of data.