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
Fremantle (Australia): 250 listed heritage buildings
Twenty hectares of the West End, a district that embodies the economic boom created by […]
Hong Kong (China): a festival of theatre
In Hong Kong, an 850-seat theatre made of bamboo was built in 2014 at Victoria […]
Barcelona (Spain): all the benefits of a nautical cluster
Barcelona’s Port Vell and the boating activities found there make for one of the most […]
Le Havre (France): making the shipyard transparent to all
On one edge of the Eure district, residential units have been built in close proximity […]
Oslo (Norway) parks between city and port
The Oslo City Council and Port Authority of Oslo co-developed a strategy for highlighting heritage […]
Los Angeles (USA): a heritage action plan updated every five years
In May 2013, the port of Los Angeles adopted an action plan for its heritage. […]
Nantes (France): from boatyards to creative district
The industrial activity once present in the western part of the “Ile de Nantes”, an […]
Lorient (France): a submarine base for offshoring racing
Over the last fifteen years or so, Lorient has seen far-reaching changes to its maritime […]
Trois-Rivières (Canada): an amphitheatre is now an iconic urban venue
The amphitheatre designed by Montreal-based architect Paul Laurendeau was built on the site of a […]
Rouen (France) modernity reflected by the impressionists and the port’s history
Designed by architect Jacques Ferrier, the new headquarters of Métropole Rouen Normandie opened in summer […]
Tall Ships Races, a growth accelerator
Alongside such global events as the Olympic Games or Universal Exhibitions, which are traditionally seen […]
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 […]
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 […]
