BAU Support to Foster Social Impact

by Consolidating Networking

with Municipalities

Presentation

Outline

Introduction

Inclusive & Sustainable Cities:

Municipal Good Practices in Lebanon

Our City Our Way

Additional BAU initiatives serving the community:

Urban Health & Wellbeing

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Beirut Arab University

Faculty of Architecture

Design & Built Environment

Validated courses

Part 1 : since 2012Part 1& Part2 : since 2017

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BAU BEIRUT

BAU TRIPOLI

BAU DEBBIEHBAU BEKAA

BAUrole at a glancewww.bau.edu.lb

MUNICIPALITIES GOOD PRACTICES

is a joint initiative between

UNESCO, UN-Habitat

and Beirut Arab University.

It includes projects and initiatives

implemented by Lebanese

municipalities

during the municipal period

of 2012 onwards.

Municipalities Good Practices in Lebanon The process: 4 phases

Submitting A letter ofIntent

Collecting the Good Practices

Evaluationand Analysis

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Knowledge ExchangePublications

First Second Third FourthApril 2017 November 2017

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Number of Participating Municipalities

125 Municipalities were

contacted to write the Letter of Intent

75 have managed to submit

the Letter of Intent

49 projects were eligible to

participate

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The application formGeneral Information on the municipalityGeneral Information on the project such as project budget, duration, municipal contributionProject Brief Description

Letter of Intent

Phase 1

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The university's youth took part in the process by conducting face-to-face

meetings and sharing database with municipal figures. An opportunity for the

students to be engaged in social activities and getting to know municipal roles.

Phase 2: Collecting Good Practices

Evaluationand Analysis

RATIONALE OF

COLLECTING GOOD

PRACTICES

General

Promoting Social

Cohesion

Role of Municipality Sustainable

Urban Development

Local Community / Public ParticipationRole of Municipality/ Stakeholders

Social Relevance Impact on the community Social Integration

Built Env. SustainabilitySocial SustainabilityEconomic sustainabilityNatural Env. Sustainability

Project Implementation

CredibilityOriginality of Concept

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Phase 3 Setting the Evaluation Criteria:

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1 2 3

4 5 6

1- Sorting from

the source

2- The Mountain of

Garbage

3- Qaraoun Parc

4- Faraya on the

beach

5- Development of the beekeeping sector

6- Strengthening the

local governance of

the Municipality of

Tripoli

Chhim Municipality Saida Municipality Qaroun Municipality

Deirkanoun MunicipalityFaraya Municipality Tripoli Municipality

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The exhibition

BAU

Debbieh

Phase 4Knowledge

Exchange

Publications

The goal is to allow 30 trained

youths to directly lead the design

of a specific landscape project

aligned with the model of a child-

friendly city.

OUR CITY OUR WAY

is a joint initiative between

Safadi Cultural Foundation,

Beirut Arab University, Al Mina

Municipality

(funded by South MED CV)

BAU TRIPOLI

Al Mina

Our City Our Way The process: 4 Phases

Questionnaire

Capacity

Building

0D-7D

Meeting

the Community

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Project

Implementation

Students’ selection

Empower

30 youths

from Al Mina city

First Second Third Fourth

Discussion Fabrication

Construction

February 2017 March 2018

The Project depends on Learning Dimensions from OD to 7D

Phase 1

O-D Thinking

Phase 2

7-D Real ProjectMeeting with the community

Phase 3

Public hearing

Youth

Residents of Al Mina

Municipality

Implementation phase

Repairing some damaged flooring tiles.

Organising the street furniture and

children playing game in their designed

places.

Phase 4

Before 02/2017 Before 03/2018

7-D Construction Phase

Additional

examples

of BAU

practices

that engage

the community

Thank you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTJq6MEZoeA

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/beirut/single-

view/news/unesco_beirut_launches_a_report_on_inclusive_and_sustainable/

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