The city of Limon is subject to various interpretations: a natural paradise made up of green…
Lighthouse
LIGHTHOUSE
This section emphasizes on the one hand the more physical aspects of projects or plans, already completed or under construction on each and every continent, in the field of the relationship between Port and City and the urban regeneration of Waterfront. The other hand it provides perspectives on the complex reality of the port cities within specific disciplines and in a trasversal way, addressing the multiple aspects that the presence of ports entails in different regional contexts, with particular regard to the cultural, material and immaterial expressions, in the broadest sense and with the intend to underline the relevance, modernity and significance of these themes in contemporary society.
Ciudades emergentes y sostenibles
La siguiente es una sucesiva compilación y asociación de diversos artículos surgidos de la información de…
Greening port-cities: the need for collaboration
The title gives away the suspense. I want it to be clear from the outset where…
Professional and Academic Conferences on Port Cities: Connecting Past, Present, and Future
In cities with and without major ports, from Hamburg to Lisbon, from Paris to Barcelona, from…
Re-imagining public spaces. New development opportunities on the water
Since the nineteenth century, the industrial revolution has produced substantial transformations in the urban structure, closely…
Interview – The man who brought containerisation to Europe
Mr. Jean-Claude Morel is perhaps the most experienced person I have ever met, given his long…
La transformación de la Bahía de La Habana II. Congreso Iberoamericano de Suelo Urbano: “Valorización del suelo en los frentes de agua”
El II Congreso Iberoamericano de Suelo Urbano, (II CISU) [1] se celebró en La Habana (Cuba),…
Emission control areas: effective tool for port-cities
What is the most effective port-city policy? A straight-forward question, but not an easy one to…
Megacity of Lima (Peru) struggles for future water supply
After a long period of economic stagnation and political turmoil, Peru shows some stability and economic…
El crecimiento demográfico ilimitado y la nueva complejidad de la Metrópoli latinoamericana
El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) publicó el año 2014 un muy amplio y esencial informe…
Without making noise. Journey in Porto Vecchio
In silence and discretion, the digital eye of the photographer from Trieste Neva Gasparo investigated, recorded…
Our Mediterranean Africa
In Halq al-Wādī there is “La Marine” Cafè where – despite of the long waiting times…
Un puerto efímero en la gran aventura de Shackleton
Se cumple un siglo de una de las mayores gestas en la historia de los grandes…
The All London Green Grid – from East London’s Docklands to a strategy for the public space
This column aims at discovering harbours from a landscape perspective, which means extending our view beyond…