Asserting historical “distinctiveness” in industrial waterfront transformation

Informational Urbanism. A Conceptual Framework of Smart Cities

“…Former industrial areas near to waterfronts are redeveloped towards attractive wards. But architectural preservation is selective and tries partly to assert historical distinctness [1]. Such distinct historical waterfront transformations can be found in San Francisco (Pier 39), Chicago (Navy Pier) or London (south banks of river Thames); but there are also distinct new constructions of waterfronts as, e.g., in Doha (West Bay), Abu Dhabi (Corniche), and New York (Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway).…”

Integration or Disintegration of the Ecological and Urban Functions of the River in the City? A Polish Perspective

“…The study area was selected on the basis of the following premises: [1] In the perception of the Polish society, the River Vistula is one of the most important symbols of the country, it has an intangible value which impacts its position in the minds of the people (Angiel and Angiel, 2015). According to Bernat (2010), the river is the symbol of national identity.…”

“…The whole world experiences the modernization of riverside areas (Marshall, 2001). However, in terms of leadership, the most prominent examples are the cities in North America (Bryant, 2006;Hagerman, 2007;Cook and Ward, 2012;Airas, Hall and Stern, 2015) and Europe (Gospodini, 2001;Wood and Handley, 1999;Galland and Hansen, 2012;Debrie and Raimbalut, 2016). Although with less intensity, riverside areas are reorganized also in other parts of the globe, e.g.…”

“…The study concerns the Polish perspective and was carried out on the basis of a case study of the city of Toruń (a typical post-communist medium-sized city) and a section of the River Vistula within it. It will be helpful to answer the following questions: [1] Which ecological functions are performed by the river in the city? [2] Which urban functions are performed by the river in the city?…”

A Sustainable Historic Waterfront Revitalization Decision Support Tool for Attracting Tourists

“…Although old residential waterfronts were very attractive, developers today create artificial lakes and ponds in the residential surrounding where attraction injections are significantly needed for the environment [28,29]. Meanwhile, the working and transportation waterfronts are associated with the working port and industrial and transportation facilities [8,30]. For revitalization purpose, each type of waterfront has undoubtedly its individual significant potential for tourism attraction but the question is which type of waterfront has the most potential?…”