Urban Planning Institute
The purpose of this institute is to deal with problems of urban growth and
environmental change in Lebanon and the Middle East. It aims at assisting the
ministries of Public Works, Municipal and Rural Affairs, Agriculture, Environment
and Tourism in studies related to:
- Planning, zoning, land use, impact studies, demographic projections, CAD-mapping
of urban centers, urban statistics.
- Problems of urban development and population growth, transportation systems,
utilities, conservation and recycling of resources, land management, natural
preserves.
- Impact assessment for large scale architectural development projects such
as industrial buildings, new highways, mass housing and agricultural development.
- Surveys of historical areas and proposals for natural preserves.