Rivers in the city.

Description:

This work explores the emergence of enlightened post-industrial riverfronts and harbor edges in Europe and the U.S. from centuries of industrial and other economic exploitation, transitioning to enlightened, publicly accessible, environmentally and economically sustainable, revitalized waterfronts with parks and greenways coexisting successfully with marketplace, residential, and institutional evolution, typically in mixed use, on the other. Locales examined: The Arno/Florence, The Canals/Venice, Amstel and the Canals/Amsterdam, Seine/Paris, Seine+Oise+Marne/Paris Region, Saone+Rhone/Lyons, Limmat+Sihl/Zurich, Thames/London, Lea/London, Ruhr/Ruhr Region, Rhine+Meuse/Rotterdam, Tyne/Tyneside, Potomac/Washington, D.C., Hudson/New York.

subjects: Cities and towns,  City planning,  Environmental protection on riversides,  Public access to/along waterfronts,  Rivers,  Urban rivers and harbors,  Waterfront revitalization

Places: Amstel and the Canals/Amsterdam,  D.C.,  Hudson/New York.,  Lea/London,  Limmat+Sihl/Zurich,  Potomac/Washington,  Rhine+Meuse/Rotterdam,  Ruhr/Ruhr Region,  Saone+Rhone/Lyons,  Seine+Oise+Marne/Paris Region,  Seine/Paris,  Thames/London,  The Arno/Florence,  The Canals/Venice,  Tyne/Tyneside

Times: Emergence of riverfronts over time from pre-industrial and industrial times to the present