Recreation and Tourism as a Catalyst for Urban Waterfront Redevelopment: An International Survey

by Stephen J. Craig-Smith, Michael Fagence

Overview

As we reach the end of the 20th century, the world's cities are experiencing progressive tensions in urban use and structure. Despite piecemeal redevelopment, many major cities are struggling to maintain functional efficiency while sustaining acceptable levels of quality of life. A notable opportunity for successful redevelopment has emerged in rehabilitation of urban waterfront areas, and the present volume examines recreation and tourism as a catalyst for such waterfront redevelopment. Reviewing the experiences of cities in the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, the Caribbean, and Australia, the volume points the way toward a set of principles and guidelines for the achievement of functional, aesthetic, and recreational harmony in urban environments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275945503
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/26/1995
Series:	Contributions in Legal Studies; 79
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	8.96(w) x 10.90(h) x 2.64(d)

About the Author

STEPHEN J. CRAIG-SMITH is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Business Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia.

MICHAEL FAGENCE is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geographical Sciences and Planning at the University of Queensland in Brisbane.

Table of Contents

Preface
Illustrations
Introduction
The Importance and Problems of City Waterside Regions by Stephen J. Craig-Smith
The Role of Tourism in Inner-Harbor Redevelopment: A Multinational Perspective by Stephen J. Craig-Smith
Planning for Waterfront Revitalization—the Alexandria Experience, Virginia, the United States by Stephen S. Fuller
Waterfront Revitalization in London: Market-led Planning and Tourism in London Docklands by Stephen Page
Episodic Progress Toward a Grand Design: Waterside Redevelopment of Brisbane's South Bank by Michael Fagence
Waterfront Redevelopment, Heritage, and Tourism in the Caribbean by Brian J. Hudson
Event Tourism and the Creation of a Post-Industrial Portscape: The Case of Fremantle and the 1987 America's Cup by C. Michael Hall and John H. Selwood
An Analysis of Image in Waterfront Cities by M. Kawasaki, T. Sasaki, and H. Yang
Resident's Evaluation and the Recreational Uses of Urban Rivers by A. Yamashita and M. Hirana
City Waterfront Redevelopment for Leisure, Recreation, and Tourism: Some Common Themes by Michael Fagence
References

Editorial Reviews

Ten studies for advanced students and professionals in urban planning, conservation, or tourism. They offer case studies of waterfronts that have been developed for tourism in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, London, Liverpool, Sidney, and Brisbane; conservation and colonial heritage issues in the Caribbean; the use of events; and residents' perception and evaluation of developed waterfronts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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