Beyond the Port City

Moretti, Beatrice

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“…(Figure 5) Centrality can be found anywhere in cities: it is the new feature of urbanisation that disrupts urban unity as a principle in favour of overlapping urban realities with indistinct boundaries. Growing cities -including port cities which constitute an urbanity in their own right (Moretti, 2020)-should therefore be conceived as general phenomena. Again Schmid, taking up a crucial theory of the French philosopher Henri Lefebvre about the integration between the categories of the "urban" and the "space", introduces key concepts for the reading and design of contemporary extended territories, such as the clusters: they are the networks, the borders and the differences.…”

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Technical Land-Sea Spaces: Impacts of the Port Clusterization Phenomenon on Coasts, Cities and Architectures

Moretti

2023

JCUA

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Land-sea interactions, extending inland and towards the marine spaces, are affected by major management and design transformations. Globalization processes, port expansion projects and extensive energy transition requests have recently led port institutions to demand more land, engaging deeply with logistics platforms and radically restructuring forms of port governance. In this competitive context, the phenomenon of Port Clusterisation, i.e. the administrative aggregation whereby two or more ports are merged to form port clusters, is heavily impacting the institutional sphere. However, not only does this phenomenon have no control over cities, but its spatial component seems to be neglected by the disciplines of space, such as urbanism and architecture. As a result, port and city institutions lack design tools to tackle urgent challenges as coastal utilization, the need for resilient port-city infrastructures and the regeneration of the port-city architectural heritage. In terms of novelty and contribution to academia, an examination of the spatial footprint of port clusters will allow research to move beyond its state-of-the-art by targeting a phenomenon that, though pivotal, is under-researched, especially within the spatial disciplines.

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Technical Land-Sea Spaces: Impacts of the Port Clusterization Phenomenon on Coasts, Cities and Architectures

Moretti

2023

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“…Moreover, the port city interface is an expression of the wider land-sea interrelationship, as it operates within coastal zones characterized by intense and complex interactions (Hoyle, 1989;Crossland et al, 2005). This land sea interface is a porous space dedicated to a mix of port and city functions (Couling and Hein, 2020;Moretti, 2021a).…”

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“…A port city's function and configuration consist of two systems operating in a shared space that serves two purposes: 1) a port system is characterized by logistics, imports, exports, and megainfrastructure projects driven by technology, efficiency, and competition; 2) its relationship with the city is characterized by social, ecological, and economic heterogeneity, that enables urban and regional infrastructure. Furthermore, the development of infrastructure and intensified spatial transformations such as land reclamation and extensions of port infrastructure, adds to the complexity of the "port-cityscape" (Couling and Hein, 2020) or "port city threshold" (Moretti, 2021a). This mutually independent focus results in port-related spaces becoming more urban and the city's urban complexes becoming more marine (Couling and Hein, 2020).…”

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“…Such practices serve as key friction points that pit economic outcomes against an emergence of greater environmental awareness and social pressures. The spectra of economic, social, cultural, and environmental challenges presented by port cities vary and often reflect their development trajectory that explain their degree of intimacy in functions over time (Couling and Hein, 2020;Lacalle et al, 2020;Hein, 2021;Moretti, 2021b) and the significant capital required to transition towards more sustainable practices.…”

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An indicator-based approach to assess sustainability of port-cities and marine management in the Global South

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Ports and neighbouring cities function as connectors between land and water and have long accommodated a substantial flow of goods and services. Port cities in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region and the Global South (GS) are rapidly and inevitably expanding as the demand for global trade increases. However, this expansion has numerous impacts on the surrounding marine ecosystem and the socio-economic livelihoods of local communities. We propose a framework to evaluate the sustainability of port cities in the WIO region and more broadly for cities in the GS. Through an exploratory approach, a systematic literature review (SLR) was undertaken to identify existing themes on port city and marine ecosystem sustainability indicator frameworks. The results revealed a strong bias towards sustainability publications designed for port cities in Global North. The approach developed from this study focuses on the socio-economic and environmental attributes relevant to ports in the WIO region and for GS countries. This draws from the Drivers, Pressures, States, Impacts and Responses (DPSIR) framework and includes 78 indicators. The indicators are designed to identify and report on the complex land and sea interdependencies of port cities. To test the validity of these indicators their interdependencies were examined through a Causal Network (CN) structure which identified 12 priority DPSIR CN. These were also mapped to the UNSDGs enabling the wider applicability and transferability of the framework. The resulting framework enables port cities in emerging economies to establish robust sustainable reporting systems and provides a framework that offers a unique lens for evaluating interactions embedded in the land and sea continuum.

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“…However, the same cannot be said for large commercial ports, which have gradually become separate enclaves, often ignoring the surrounding territories. According to several studies [3][4][5][6][7], the reasons for the progressive separation between cities and ports are deeply rooted and can only be understood through a global perspective. It is crucial to view this issue from a trans-scalar and ever-changing perspective to fully grasp its complexity.…”

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Co-Planning Port–City 2030: The InterACT Approach as a Booster for Port–City Sustainable Development

Ettorre,

Daldanise,

Giovene di Girasole

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Port–city ecosystems face pressing challenges, such as land regeneration and environmental conservation, while striving to foster conscientious governance models among stakeholders. An innovative solution to address these issues lies in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), acknowledged by sustainability frameworks as essential for sustainable urban development. Although ICT is regularly employed by ports for logistics and traffic management, its untapped potential for urban planning is substantial. Starting from studies conducted on port planning and management and the use of ICT as a decision support system, this research seeks to explore the feasibility of devising an innovative model to facilitate deliberative decision-making for the regeneration of port–city interaction areas. This study adopts the InterACT approach to support planning efforts by constructing an open and implementable Geographic Information System (GIS). This approach has been tested on the Port of Naples in Italy to provide the Port System Authority (AdSP) of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea with strategic guidance as part of their efforts to draft a new Port Master Plan. The initial achievements encompass the establishment of an operational database to facilitate stakeholders within the Port, in conjunction with the implementation of a deliberative decision-making process enriched by ICT. Additionally, a tool was devised to seamlessly combine visualization and spatial data integration, thus fostering engagement and collaboration between port and urban stakeholders.

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Beyond the Port City

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Technical Land-Sea Spaces: Impacts of the Port Clusterization Phenomenon on Coasts, Cities and Architectures

Technical Land-Sea Spaces: Impacts of the Port Clusterization Phenomenon on Coasts, Cities and Architectures

An indicator-based approach to assess sustainability of port-cities and marine management in the Global South

Co-Planning Port–City 2030: The InterACT Approach as a Booster for Port–City Sustainable Development

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