Canal oriented development as waterfront place-making: an analysis of the built form

Buckman, Stephen

doi:10.1080/13574809.2016.1234332

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“…The second finding reflects a certain stability of associated sub-topics (Figure 4). The analysis shows that place-making is often associated with recurring keywords such as "meaning of places" (Germen, 2015;Johnson et al, 2014;Lepofsky andFraser, 2003, Shaw et al, 2016), "sense of place" (Schuch et al, 2015;Lyons et al, 2016, Cilliers et al 2015) "place creation" (Vernon et al, 2009), "place identity" (Hutman et al, 2011), "place images" (Franz et al, 2008;Pope and Young, 2015), "community" and "neighbourhood" (Buckman, 2016;Cho andLee, 2011, Hassen andKaufman, 2016;Lombard, 2014). Over the study period, these keywords largely remain dominant.…”

Section: Urban Development and Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trends and gaps in place-making in the context of urban development and tourism

Dupré

2019

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Purpose Many scholars have addressed the concept of place-making, yet there is still little formal knowledge about how major societal changes have influenced place-making. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is an earthshaking event that changed the world, with regard to geopolitics and the internationalisation of our cities and places, thus generating many urban and tourism developments. Therefore, this paper aims to analyse how the term “place-making” has been variously defined and developed as a concept since the time of the fall. Furthermore, it intends to assess whether such analysis can reveal potential competition and synergy for places between tourism and urban developments. Design/methodology/approach To address these two questions, a systematic quantitative literature review of research published between 1991 and 2016 has been used, providing a 25 years overview that reveals the current trends in the research on this topic and highlights the gaps in the existing literature. Findings Findings concerns the variety of definitions, demonstrating the complexity of place-making; four emerging topics (place-making and globalisation; participation; conflicts/challenges; and trendy strategies); and a lack of synergy between tourism and urban development regarding place-making. Research limitations/implications The major limitation to this research is the language criterion, restricted to English, thus automatically eliminating articles written in any other languages. Practical implications This paper can help key stakeholders to re-assess the place-making strategies in light of the findings. Social implications This research demonstrates the emergence of new trends in place-making that need to be addressed to fulfil societal demands and own changes. It can be used as a basis to start reflection and further development for communities and a wide variety of stakeholders. Originality/value The originality of this research resides in the 25-year overview that displays gaps and trends around place-making.

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Section: Urban Development and Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trends and gaps in place-making in the context of urban development and tourism

Dupré

2019

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“…These benefits include leisure, education and community development (Button and Pearce 1989;O'Gorman, Bann and Caldwell 2009;British Waterways 2011). However, in Manchester, as in many other post-industrial cities, canals have come to be seen as assets to property-led economic regeneration schemes (Larkham and Lilley 2003;Crinson and Tyrer 2005;Fainstein 2008;Mengüşoğlu and Boyacioğlu 2013;Ward and Swyngedouw 2018), particularly in underpinning notions of redeveloped water-and canal-sides as successful and vibrant places replete with waterside bars and restaurants, offices and apartments overlooking the water (Hoyle, Hussein, and Pinder 1988;Buckman 2016). As Atkinson, Cooke, and Spooner (2002, 27) observe, in their work on the appropriation of specific and stylised aspects of waterways and watersides in place-making and place-boosterism, the use of heritage buildings and landscapes in place marketing is based on accentuating aspects that investors, tourists and incomers are likely to find attractive, while 'disguising' the 'dark' or 'shadow' elements that are deemed unattractive (see Ashworth, Kavaratzis, and Warnaby 2015;Lucarelli 2017;Vanolo 2017).…”

Section: Place-making and The 'Uncomfortable Heritagisation' Of Waterside Communitiesmentioning

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Roses and castles: competing visions of canal heritage and the making of place

Wincott

Ravenscroft

Gilchrist

2019

International Journal of Heritage Studies

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This article evaluates the cultural politics of waterfront heritage in regenerating Manchester, UK, in order to understand why the benefits envisaged for local communities have not been fully realised. Analysing a database of texts produced for an EU cultural heritage project (2015-2017) we find there is no lack of rich and diverse cultural heritage in Manchester, produced by a broad range of people. Using Lefebvre's (1991) ideas about the social production of space we explore how, nonetheless, waterfronts as heritage spaces are produced in ways that exclude that variety, and thus place and displace people, socially as well as bodily. We propose a role for geolocated mobile apps for spatialised heritage storytelling to enable communities to make their mark on official, imposed representations of space. Our analysis has relevance for cities across the globe, as governments, investors, redevelopment quangos and others seek to use urban waterways as heritage assets to reinvigorate former industrial areas, without adequate appreciation of their full range of cultural meanings.

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“…Regenerated urban waterways can be perceived negatively as pastiche or exclusive, over-writing past landscapes and personal memories (Coles et al, 2013). In urban areas the mere presence of water seems insufficient to promote positive perceptions as preference, usability and accessibility vary according to spatial design and layout (Buckman, 2016). This suggests issues specific to urban waters might affect their potential to enhance wellbeing.…”

Section: Varied Bluespacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similar human-designed and neglected urban watercourses flow through European cities (Bonetti et al, 2016;Hijdra et al, 2015;Völker et al, 2016) north America (Buckman, 2016;Haeffner et al, 2017;Tang and Jang, 2010) and beyond (Findlay and Taylor, 2006;Yamashita, 2002). But human geographers have done little to explore current use and value of these networks.…”

Section: Introducing Waterways: Therapeutic Bluespaces?mentioning

confidence: 96%

Muddying the waters: What urban waterways reveal about bluespaces and wellbeing

Pitt

2018

Geoforum

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Canal oriented development as waterfront place-making: an analysis of the built form

Cited by 17 publications

References 16 publications

Trends and gaps in place-making in the context of urban development and tourism

Trends and gaps in place-making in the context of urban development and tourism

Roses and castles: competing visions of canal heritage and the making of place

Muddying the waters: What urban waterways reveal about bluespaces and wellbeing

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