The Analysis of Sustainable Waterfront Development Strategy - The Case of Keelung Port City

Abstract

This paper discusses the phenomenon and historic background of the waterfront development. It emphasizes the need for system programming and sustainable management consideration pursuing the development of estuarine or coastal land. It also explains that the success or failure of a waterfront development should be evaluated through a set of multi-aspect indexes. According to different types of waterfronts, their spatial needs are also specific. In the paper, based on concepts of Alvin Toffler's Third Wave, the framework of three stages and six types of waterfront development is devised to discuss its evolution and functions. The development strength of waterfront is divided into three degrees originating the sustainable development concept. In development strategy aspect, this paper analyzes the original meaning and content of waterfront development. Finally, Keelung port city is then taken as an example of to illustrate the waterfront land use development while examining the problems of its current strategies.

An Integrated Strategy for Waterfront Redevelopment Case Study: Alexandria, Egypt

“…Consequently, establish sustainability as a strategic goal in waterfront development programs is very important to improve living conditions for citizens not only in economic and ecologic but also in preservation and social terms . In addition, sustainable development approaches aim to maximize human welfare and create better places where people can live, work, and visit and present future residents [11][12][13][14][15][16][17].…”

“…Also Baltimore waterfront revitalization plans presented about 15000 jobs and the number of the tourists has been raised. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. So, the redevelopment of the waterfront is important in the economic growth for the city, it can reach through:…”

“…This appears obviously in Vancouver city and its slogan "living first", the city began the transformation of the waterfronts from industrial uses to be housing units. By the end of century, the main policy was creating places to live with regulations control building uses and mass, losing public access and maintains the waterfront edge for all public purposes [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21].…”

“…"Sustainable waterfront development in the future" this interest should be for the coast, waterfront lands and the city to face many challenges; global climatic variation, raise of the sea level and wastes of various uses. So the environmental protection can be achieved through selecting suitable economic -social uses and responsible usage of the resources with the assets of all decision makers [11].…”

“…The waterfront and its importance had changed through the three waves that reflected on its development and shows in the transformation of its functions and activities, at the first wave waterfront activities was mainly the agricultural, fishing and offshore fishing, at the second wave -which started from the 18th century -there was the industrial revolution and the activities was included trade, industries, goods distribution. By the third wave which began by 20th century with post industries and information revolution era it includes many activities and functions such as leisure, tourism and recreation through the culture preservation, marine research and ecosystem investigation [11].…”