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This book presents a new paradigm of knowledge and action withrespect to urban waterfronts and the "fluid city paradigm,"explaining its methodological framework and describing an integrated andcreative planning approach in which waterfront regeneration is pursued as a keyurban-renewal strategy. It focuses especially on the WATERFRONT project ("WaterAnd Territorial policiEs for integRation oF multisectoRial develOpmeNT"), whichwas funded jointly by Italy and Malta with the goal of developing commonguidelines, strategies, and operational tools for the planning of coastal areas,based on cross-border exchange of experiences. In the described approach, thewaterfront is recognized as having a broad identity, acknowledging thecomplexity of the relationship between seaport and town and taking into accountthe physical and environmental components of human settlement, infrastructure,and productive and recreational activities. It highlights details of theprocess of renewal in theport city of Trapani, with discussion of theimplemented actions, plans, and programs. The book also examines the practicesadopted to transform city-port relationships across Europe in pursuit ofinnovative and sustainable development.
List of contents
The Fluid City Paradigm: a deeper innovation.- Waterfronts and tourism.- The Waterfront Theorem: an integrated and creative planning approach.- Harbourscape: between specialization and public space.- Waterfront Projects in Italy.- From the harbour to the city. The process of urban renewal in Trapani.- An atlas of the Mediterranean Waterfronts: an instrument for knowledge and direction.- Waterfront and transformation in contexts of conflict.- Definition of the precincts and instruments for shared and harmonised planning of waterfront areas.- The fluid city experience: an update.
Summary
This book presents a new paradigm of knowledge and action with
respect to urban waterfronts and the “fluid city paradigm,”
explaining its methodological framework and describing an integrated and
creative planning approach in which waterfront regeneration is pursued as a key
urban-renewal strategy. It focuses especially on the WATERFRONT project (“Water
And Territorial policiEs for integRation oF multisectoRial develOpmeNT”), which
was funded jointly by Italy and Malta with the goal of developing common
guidelines, strategies, and operational tools for the planning of coastal areas,
based on cross-border exchange of experiences. In the described approach, the
waterfront is recognized as having a broad identity, acknowledging the
complexity of the relationship between seaport and town and taking into account
the physical and environmental components of human settlement, infrastructure,
and productive and recreational activities. It highlights details of the
process of renewal in theport city of Trapani, with discussion of the
implemented actions, plans, and programs. The book also examines the practices
adopted to transform city–port relationships across Europe in pursuit of
innovative and sustainable development.
