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
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Hong Kong (China): a festival of theatre
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Bordeaux (France): The City of Wine moves into Les Bassins
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Rouen (France): Modernity reflected by the impressionists and the port’s history
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Brussels (Belgium): bridges, locks and canal – a complete landscape
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Brussels (Belgium): a whole port community working together for a collective image
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Melbourne (Australia): creatives occupy vacant retail space
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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 […]
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