Young people’s perspectives of inequitable urban change in Lebanese towns affected by mass displacement

This paper assesses the planning processes which shape urban change in Beqaa Valley, Lebanon, from perspectives of adults working planning, and young residents. Beginning with outbreak Syrian Civil War 2011, towns Bar Elias, Marj Majdal Anjar have grown rapidly, as tens thousands people been displaced there. Young Syrians Lebanese residents’ experiences point to role that play inequitable change. Inequitable negatively impacts well Post-2011 policies addressing Refugee Crisis do not effectively address create enable inequalities. They risk obscuring this source common struggles exacerbating