The Centre de Recherche, d'Etudes et de Documentation (CRED) is the Research Centre of the Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (ESA); a Business School training the future business leaders and executives of Lebanon and the Middle East. CRED's mission is to understand and explain the opportunities for Lebanese and regional businesses to facilitate their adaptation to the changes of the contemporary world. It is in this context that the CRED examines sustainable development, entrepreneurship and other issues affecting the evolution of contemporary cities.