Public Services & Infrastructure

Intertwined electricity and generator cables hang close to the balcony of an apartment in the industrial zone of Beirut

Sound and the Fury: Living With Noise Pollution in Beirut

In the absence of people-centric urban planning and amid systematic neglect from the government, Beirut's residents are exposed to relentless noise pollution.

Two women in colorful long dresses, gloves, face-covering scarves, and hats look towards the camera as they stand in a lush field against a mountainous backdrop.

The Land We Stand to Lose to the Sovereign Fund

Public Works Studio

Composite of images taken of Lebanese passports and of the Beirut International Airport.

“Like a Prison”: Lebanon’s General Security Makes Passport Renewal a Nightmare

Yara El Murr

Christina Cavalcanti

Layla Yammine

تركيب صور من فترة ازمة المحروقات في لبنان خلال صيف ٢٠٢١

كيف دُمِّر نظام النقل المُشترك في لبنان ولصالح من؟

Layla Yammine

عناصر من أمن الدولة يديرون السير قرب محطة محروقات في الجديدة، تزامنا مع ممارسات احتكارية من قبل المحطات وشركات الاستيراد.

كارتيلات، ومصارف، وسيارات: نهج سياسي يدهس النقل العامّ في لبنان منذ التسعينات

Layla Yammine

Karim Merhej

And Then Night Falls...

Marwan Tahtah

Visitors gather by the ruins of the Ancient Roman Marj Bisri temple during a hike aimed at promoting awareness of the site's cultural and historical heritage. April 22, 2017. (Photo courtesy of "Save the Bisri Valley Campaign")

Bisri Valley: Infrastructure and the Trap of Neoliberal Development

Sintia Issa

A daily traffic jam on the Baouchriyeh Highway near Beirut, in an undated photo. (Hussein Baydoun/The Public Source)

The Road to Mobility Justice Is Not Paved by Technocrats

Jad Baaklini

Dozens of people swim in Dalieh as the waves crash on the shore.

Holding on to Dalieh

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

A man rides a motorcycle on a road filled with sewage water. Bamboo sticks protrude from the side of the road.

From Flush to Crop: Akkar Farmers’ Desperate Use of Raw Sewage Water

Layla Yammine

Richard Salame

A man in a cap with a white mustache points a thick black hose into a plastic grey water container, and water flows from the hose into the container. There are other such containers around him.

Riding with the Black Hose Brigade: The Truckers Who Bring You Water When the Government Fails

Christina Cavalcanti

Dana Hourany