Providing residents living in proximity to port activities with housing, recreational and cultural amenities in city port interface zones :
1Incorporating measures designed to reduce port nuisances into building design.
2Revising the status of port and City Port heritage to properly reflect the site’s historical significance.
3Developing public spaces and recreational or cultural amenities in City Port interface zones to create an appealing new area.
4Promoting 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
London (United Kingdom): the church floats to its flock
Denizen Works has designed a floating church for the diocese of London. The building will […]
Ningbo (China): gold, white, and blue: the story of the port in three colours
Ningbo, one of China’s leading ports, sits at the confluence of three rivers and the […]
Melbourne (Australia): creatives occupy vacant retail space
Renew Newcastle is an ONG financed by the government of New South Wales, whose purpose […]
Malaga (Spain): links are being restored between the city centre and the port
The special Port plan adopted in 1998 made reconciling the city and port its key […]
Copenhagen (Denmark): the perfect dock for a stroll
The Kvaesthus Pier in Copenhagen has been transformed by Lundgaard and Tranberg Architects into a […]
Strasbourg (France) serves up culture at its silos
In recent years, a number of Strasbourg’s old port buildings have been redeveloped. In 2003, […]
In Nantes (France) fine arts and the social economy take over disused land
At Nantes, SAMOA (Société d’Aménagement de la Métropole Ouest-Atlantique) has implemented a temporary occupation strategy […]
Saint-Nazaire (France) puts its submarine base in the spotlight
At the outset of the Saint-Nazaire City Port project, the submarine base posed a significant […]
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. […]
Hong Kong (China): a festival of theatre
In Hong Kong, an 850-seat theatre made of bamboo was built in 2014 at Victoria […]
Reykjavik (Island): the port makes way for culture
Founded in 1913, the port of Reykjavik quickly established itself as Iceland’s largest seaport and […]
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 […]
