Providing residents living in proximity to port activities with housing, recreational and cultural amenities in city port interface zones :
1- Incorporating measures designed to reduce port nuisances into building design.
2- Revising the status of port and Port City heritage to properly reflect the historical significance of sites.
3- Developing public spaces and recreational or cultural amenities in Port City interface zones to create an appealing new area.
4- Promoting the architectural and landscape integration of port facilities.
Connecting to a SDG
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Quality education
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Sustainable cities and communities
The associated good practices
Oslo (Norway): Parks between city and port
The Oslo City Council and Port Authority of Oslo co-developed a strategy for highlighting heritage […]
Bremerhaven (Germany): Bremenports is insulating homes
Completed in 2008, the construction and operation of the container terminal CT 4 in the […]
San Francisco (USA): Re-use for the US Army’s Fort Mason
Developed in a warehouse at Pier 2, the Fort Mason Center is a modern, sustainable […]
Valparaiso (Chile): New leisure waterfront
After 80 years without maritime works, the lack of available coastal land for port activities […]
Brussels (Belgium): bridges, locks and canal – a complete landscape
The challenge was to give back meaning to the port’s activities in a renewed urban […]
Tall Ships Races, a growth accelerator
Alongside such global events as the Olympic Games or Universal Exhibitions, which are traditionally seen […]
Bordeaux (France): The City of Wine moves into Les Bassins
La Cité du Vin is characterised by its striking curves and form and its surrounding environment, […]
Malaga (Spain): Links are being restored between the city centre and the port
In 1998, the port of Malaga initiated a special plan to remodel some of its quays and […]
Trois-Rivières (Canada): an amphitheatre is now an iconic urban venue
The Cogeco amphitheatre, designed by Montreal-based architect Paul Laurendeau, was built on the site of […]
Saint-Nazaire (France): new spaces for the port and promenade
The City of Saint-Nazaire established a municipal commission to facilitate discussions on developing sites within […]
Recent news related to this commitment
Multifunctional cruise ship terminal at Tallinn (Estonia)
The new cruise ship terminal at Tallinn is now operational. Its environmental impact has been […]
Rosario (Argentina): renovation of the Puerto Norte Hotel
The pandemic set back the renovation of the luxury Puerto Norte Hotel and its restaurant. […]
(Italy) : New ambitions for the Genoa waterfront
“Porto Antico”, the celebrated project for the conversion of the old port of Genoa, will […]