Revitalising the Waterfront
International Dimensions of Dockland Redevelopment
Published on 15. September 1988
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-471-94808-7 (ISBN)
Description
In virtually all of the great port cities of the developed world, the pace of urban redevelopment is being set by the social, economic and architectural transformation of harboursides and docklands, which are now emerging as high-status residential areas and attracting new industries, offices, recreational and transport facilities. This book is a worldwide analysis of why dockland revitalization has been such a widespread element in the contemporary cityscape and how urban planners and managers are reacting to the opportunities and challenges this presents. The book is divided into three parts. The first presents frameworks for analysis and charts the forces bringing about waterfront change, both local and international, and includes a chapter on modelling change. The second part considers the forms and consequences of dockland redevelopment in various contexts and includes studies of contrasting cities, ranging from Toronto to Hong Kong, and Manchester to Rotterdam.
The final section examines strategic planning issues that the previous chapters raise, particularly how economic market forces can be reconciled with social and political priorities, and concludes by discussing contemporary impacts and future trends.
The final section examines strategic planning issues that the previous chapters raise, particularly how economic market forces can be reconciled with social and political priorities, and concludes by discussing contemporary impacts and future trends.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
maps, drawings, photographs, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 160 mm
Weight
580 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-94808-7 (9780471948087)
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Content
Part 1 Frameworks for analysis: development dynamics at the port-city interface, Brian Hoyle; socio-economic change in the maritime quarter - the demise of "sailortown", David Hilling; global imperatives, local forces and waterfront redevelopment, Ray Riley and Louis Shurmer-Smith; change on the waterfront - a model-based approach, Yehuda Hayuth. Part 2 Policy and practice: policy convergence on the waterfront? - a comparative assessment of North American revitalization strategies, John Tunbridge; redevelopment on the North American water-frontier - the case of Toronto, Gene Desfor et al; public policy and planning of the Rotterdam waterfront - a tale of two cities, David Pinder and Kenneth Rosing; public policy, physical restructuring and economic change - the Swansea experience, J.Arwel Edwards; urban revitalization, public policy and the redevelopment of redundant port zones - lessons from Baltimore and Manchester, Christopher M.Law; market forces ascendant - dynamics of change on the Hong Kong waterfront, Roger Bristow. Part 3 Strategic planning issues: waterfront development, economic restructuring and social impact, Iain Tweedale; demand-led planning, the inner-city crisis and the labour market - London Docklands evaluated, Andrew Church; the need for a more critical approach to dockland renewal, Michael Clark; deindustrialization and forgotten fallow - lessons from Western European oil refining, David Pinder and Sohail Husain; retreat, redundancy and revitalization - forces, trends and a research agenda, David Pinder et al.