23. PROPERTY AND URBICIDE: Housing in Lebanon, +Nairobi floods, +Banksy, +scam centres, +Habermas and more

About this episode

The episode discusses the moral implications of housing in Lebanon amidst violence and displacement, featuring insights from urban experts.

This month, Tom and Beth are joined by Hannah Sender, University of Sheffield, and Mariam Bazzi, Beirut Urban Lab to discuss how propertied families in small towns in Lebanon have responded to violence and displacement over the past years (Go to 35:04 for guests). When left with no savings, and little help to repair and reconstruct after military interventions, property becomes a moral relationship, as much as a personal asset: what ought housing to be used for, when urbicide becomes a ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom Goodfellow, Beth Perry

Guests: Hannah Sender, Mariam Bazzi

Topics covered

• housing
• urbicide
• Lebanon
• displacement
• violence
• property
• urban studies

Keywords

• housing
• Lebanon
• urbicide
• displacement
• property
• violence
• urban studies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Sheffield, Beirut Urban Lab

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