What does it mean for a transitioning urban waterfront to “work” from a sustainability perspective?

Exploring the Importance of Destination Attributes of Sustainable Urban Waterfronts: Text and Data Mining of Tourists’ Online Reviews

“…These findings imply that tourists increasingly demand unique and meaningful travel experiences that are generally associated with intangible destination attributes [101]. In addition to the tangible planning of infrastructure, urban waterfront planning also includes an intangible dimension, which could be a place of/about and for cultures, so that dynamic spatial changes can provide people with knowledge regarding changes in traditional culture and diversity [43]. The planning and design of sustainable urban waterfront destinations should focus on a small number of combinations of tangible and intangible destination attributes instead of adopting an all-encompassing strategy [102].…”

“…The sustainable development of urban waterfronts aims to regenerate underutilized or degraded waterfront areas, involving ecological, cultural, social, economic, and political sustainability [42]. The redeveloped urban waterfronts should better serve local and regional populations and ecosystems [43]. Redeveloped urban waterfronts have diverse identities and multiple meanings, supporting the use of different types of cultural and recreational activities, promoting the wellbeing and quality of life of each individual in a sustainable environment [40,44].…”

“…In the past, the development of urban waterfronts focused more on the environmental functions of water infrastructure and less on the social functions of urban space [40]. In addition, through the transformation of urban development, this space provides people with comfortable and healthy recreational and relaxing environmental functions [43]. Past behavioral studies have mentioned that tourists' final destination decisions are often based on comparing the attributes of alternative destinations; hence, understanding destination attributes is important for DMOs [55].…”

Observing patterns for the urban fabric as a place shaping continuum on the waterfront of the Haliç area, Istanbul

“…The scholarly literature on post-industrial waterfront developments indicated that waterfront areas were in a state of constant transition and many post-industrial sites that are located around the waterfronts were involved cultural preservation, public outdoor activities, and parks. Critiques of such developments expressed their concerns regarding green gentrification at the expense of social equity and shared economic prosperity (Evans et al, 2022).…”