WHAT FUTURE FOR CITIES AFTER BEIRUT?
Summary: The sheer scale of destruction in the port city of Beirut on August 4, 2020, is an invitation for us to ponder the future of cities. Cities are vulnerable as a result of the many dangers that lurk ahead, natural and man-made. The main question raised here is this: How viable are cities as models of human progress and human habitation?
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Author: Dr. Ali H. Raddaoui - Producer: IdiomOptima Production Studio
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