Abstract:
This article explores the intersectional fields of displacement and architecture by examining the interrelationship between youth development and spatial configurations in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, more specifically in Ein El Hilweh Camp, South of the country. It aims at understanding how spatial configurations can alter human behavior, and the ways in which societal reform can take place in an urban context. Through taking Ein El Hilweh Camp as a case study and field interviews with experts working and residing in the Ein El-Hilweh Camp, this article asserts that youth development in Palestinian Camps in Lebanon is hindered by the dire conditions of spatial configurations in the camps and their geopolitics. It also asserts that in the presence of fostered youth protection and capacity and skills building, youth engagement and participation in the modification of their spaces act as essential drivers of change which contribute to the reduction of urban poverty and to the development of urban strategies that can sustain their development and provide an incubating environment for them to grow during the stages of their youth and beyond. Moreover, this article suggests that the primary factor contributing to the hindered situation of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon is the condition of permanent temporariness imposed by the state. The reduction of socio-spatial inequalities is temporary unless the integration of Palestinian refugees is fostered and their accessibility to social, economic, and civil rights, as well as the right to the city is granted.
摘要:
本文通过研究黎巴嫩巴勒斯坦难民营的青年发展与空间配置之间的相互关系,探讨了流离失所与建筑的交叉领域,更具体地说,在EinElHilweh营地,这个国家的南部。它旨在了解空间配置如何改变人类行为,以及在城市环境中进行社会改革的方式。通过将EinElHilweh营地作为案例研究,并与在EinEl-Hilweh营地工作和居住的专家进行实地访谈,本文断言,黎巴嫩巴勒斯坦难民营的青年发展受到难民营空间配置的严峻条件及其地缘政治的阻碍。它还声称,在促进青年保护以及能力和技能建设的情况下,青年参与和参与改变他们的空间是变革的重要驱动力,有助于减少城市贫困和制定城市战略,这些战略可以维持他们的发展,并为他们在青年时期和以后的成长提供孵化环境。此外,本文认为,造成黎巴嫩巴勒斯坦难民处境受阻的主要因素是国家强加的永久临时条件。社会空间不平等的减少是暂时的,除非促进巴勒斯坦难民融入社会,经济,公民权利,以及城市的权利被授予。