Blue-Green Rehabilitation

Urban Planning, Leisure and Tourism in River Cities
Blue-green corridors can benefit residents and provide attractions for urban tourists. This book presents international case studies that illustrate both examples of best practice (in terms of ecological restoration and access provisions) and problems that can arise from blue -green corridor restoration in urban areas.
In recent decades there has been a burgeoning interest in the development of blue-green corridors: areas where waterways are complemented by adjoining green spaces and related paths and leisure facilities. Urban planners have increasingly favoured such zones as a means of refreshing inner-city spaces. In many cases, such projects have involved the rehabilitation of former industrial and/or otherwise polluted waterways and adjacent land. These newly configured blue-green spaces have benefitted residents and provided a substantial attraction to tourists through in- and on- the water options (e.g., swimming, kayaking, fishing, cruise boat transit etc.), waterside relaxation and a range of riverbank activities. The establishment of managed green spaces has also seen the return of a variety of native species to such areas and the re-presentation of former waterside industrial features as heritage artefacts has also added value and appeal to such corridors. The anthology comprises nine international case studies that illustrate examples of best practice and/or the problems that can arise from such rehabilitations, such as gentrification (forcing housing prices up and dispersing established communities) and de-industrialisation that leads to reduced livelihood opportunities. Individual studies in the volume analyse the dynamics of neglect and rehabilitation, contrasting stakeholder agendas, destination branding and regional-national orientations. Collectively, the volume comprises an important reference point for future blue-green rehabilitation projects and the conclusion offers an agenda for the development of just and sustainable blue-green initiatives.

Contributor: Philip Hayward (Edited by), Nancy M. Abdel-Moneim (Contributions by), Ramon Benedicto A. Alampay (Contributions by), Dang Ngoc Anh (Contributions by), Alberto Barausse (Contributions by), Alejandro Camargo (Contributions by), Jennifer Cortés (Contributions by), Alex Faccin (Contributions by), Christian Fleury (Contributions by), Mary Gearey (Contributions by), Peter Goggin (Contributions by), Jose Neil M. Hortillo (Contributions by), Faisal Mallum (Contributions by), Pablo Pachón (Contributions by), Mary Rose G. Rebueno (Contributions by), Arianne Reis (Contributions by), Parisa Nourani Rinaldi (Contributions by), Clara Roa-García (Contributions by), Daniela Rubiano (Contributions by), Sankha Subhra Nath (Contributions by), Lisa Zecchin (Contributions by), Carl A. Zimring (Contributions by)

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