In this paper, we use an interregional computable general equilibrium model for Lebanon—the ARZ model—for the analysis of place-based policies in the country, in an attempt to bring additional insights to some of the proposals presented
Conflict ; Frontier ; Israel ; Lebanon ; Trans-border area ; Water ; Water management ; Water resources ; Zionism
instrumental arguments that were largely related to the availability of water resources. Residents of the upper Galilee, on the other hand, demanded that they be included with Lebanon, using their trade and cultural links with Beirut. Access to the water
resources is likely to influence negotiations between Israel and Lebanon.
Distribution and nature of Red Mediterranean soils in lebanon along an altitudinal sequence
Altitude ; Clay mineral ; Lebanon ; Mediterranean area ; Micromorphology ; Red soil ; Soil ; Soil classification ; Soil moisture ; Soil properties ; Taxonomy
In Lebanon, the Red soils have been described as Terra-Rossa, Red Mediterranean, Red Fersiallitic, Red Partly Brunified, and Xeralfs. The objectives of this study are: to study the distribution of these soils at various altitudes, and their chemical
Use of terrain variables for mapping gully erosion susceptibility in Lebanon
Cartography ; Forecast ; Geographical information system ; Gully erosion ; Lebanon ; Mediterranean area ; Model ; Regression analysis ; Slope ; Soil erosion ; Water erosion
This paper predicts the geographic distribution and size of gullies across central Lebanon using a geographic information system (GIS) and terrain analysis. Eleven primary and three secondary topographic variables were generated and used along
The state, ethnic relations and democratic stability : Lebanon, Cyprus and Israel
Asia ; Conflict ; Cyprus ; Democracy ; Ethnic group ; Israel ; Lebanon ; Middle East ; Nation ; Political geography ; Political regime ; Spatial structure ; State ; State control
Conflict ; Lebanon ; Legal status ; Palestinians ; Political geography ; Refugee camp ; Sovereignty ; Terrorism ; War
In 2007, the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon was the scene of a battle between the Lebanese Armed Forces and a militant islamist group. The urbicide was made more possible by the nature of the political spaces of the camp, in which
Colonization ; Historical geography ; Ideology ; Immigration ; Israel ; Lebanon ; Nineteenth Century ; Religion ; Settlement
Two settlements are examined: the Swedish Templer Colony in Lebanon (1876-79), and the American-Swedish Colony, a religious commune in Jerusalem (1881-1960), within the analytical framework of Wright's and Tuan's Concept of geopietism and Guelke's