This book reframes urban acupuncture- small, precisely targeted design interventions- as a catalyst for rebuilding place attachment and reinforcing social resilience in gentrifying historic neighborhoods by discovering a newly human-centered approach to heritage regeneration. This book bridges environmental psychology and tactical urbanism, introducing place attachment as the key metric of success. It pairs in-depth theory with hands-on case studies, showing how micro-interventions can restore identity, culture, and community agency.

Scope:

• Foundations of gentrification place attachment, and social resilience.
• Principles and methods of urban acupuncture in heritage settings.
• Rich case studies and cross-case analysis
• A practical framework and policy recommendations for architects, designers, planners and psychologists.

This book is of particular value to urban designers, architects, planners, psychologists, and heritage professionals who are seeking practical and innovative strategies. It is also suitable for graduate students and researchers in the fields of urban studies, architectural studies, and environmental psychology.

Prof. Baher I. Farahat is:

• A professor at the Faculty of Architecture - Design & Built Environment, BAU.
• A renowned urban planner, designer, and architect with over 22 years of experience.
• Academic coordinator for post-graduate studies and supervisor of several Masters and PhD theses.
• Founder and CEO of the architectural consulting firm "Narratives".
• Research interests include human-centered design, urban design, people-urban space relations, and quality of life.
• Published more than 25 research papers and 6 books in Architecture, Urban Design, Morphology, and Architectural Psychology.
• Participated in several design projects in Egypt, Lebanon and the region.

Dr. Helga O. Alaeddine is:

• The assistant Dean of the Faculty of Human Sciences, BAU.
• Associate Professor with a PhD in personality and positive psychology.
• Academic coordinator for post-graduate studies and supervisor of several Masters and PhD theses.
• Research interests include Personality, Positive psychology, Quality of life and Well-being in Architectural Design.
• Published more than 12 research papers and 2 books in Psychology and Architectural Psychology.
• Taken part - as psychologist - in a number of interviews and podcasts in Lebanon and the region, and have written numerous articles aimed and increasing community awareness.