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The drivers for port city sustainable development : what triggers these and what changes does the current economic climate facilitate?

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conference contribution
posted on 2024-06-04, 12:55 authored by H Meikle, M Herron
Over the last decade various waterfront cities have undergone major redevelopments, for example Wellington, Southbank (Melbourne), Baltimore, Sydney and Canary Wharf (London). These were all completed prior to the global financial climate of 2008/10. The world has changed. This paper explores the drivers for past port city redevelopment projects; What impetus drove these projects forward? What tools supported the projects to go ahead? In an unstable financial market do these remain viable? And if not are there new drivers which are stepping in to replace the classic drivers of the past? A literature review of academic, practitioner, policy documents and social media is analyzed to establish the drivers of the past, comparing these to current and future drivers. The review will be based on a survey of 40 international cities based on or near a port which have undergone significant redevelopment prior to or during the 2008/10 financial crisis. It assesses the drivers for sustainable development in port cities and explores the potential for establishing a matrix for successful sustainable development.

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Pagination

334-342

Location

Naples, Italy

Start date

2012-09-01

End date

2012-09-02

Language

eng

Publication classification

E2 Full written paper - non-refereed / Abstract reviewed

Title of proceedings

Proceedings of the 2012 Port Cities as Hotspots of Creative and Sustainable Local Development conference

Event

Port Cities as Hotspots of Creative and Sustainable Local Development. Conference (2012 : Naples, Italy)

Publisher

[The Conference]

Place of publication

[Naples, Italy]

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