Restoring the riverside in a city: an examination of best practices for port revitalisation

• Main Author: Świerczewska-Pietras Katarzyna
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2015-09-01
• Series: Bulletin of Geography: Socio-Economic Series
• Subjects: rivers in cities; revitalisation; public space; urban planning
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/bog-2015-0030

Rivers have been an important element of urban development for centuries, affecting human life and providing a number of functions connected with commerce, defence, transport, communication and culture. Today’s river-city relationship takes on a completely different dimension and is considered through the prism of the beauty which shapes the urban landscape and is a key element in integrating its inhabitants. It affects the city’s economic fabric, for instance through increased tourism and investment. Besides, it provides an impetus for the implementation of numerous architectural and urban projects whose task is to integrate its space or, as is often the case, insure the future viability of the riverside, including former port areas.