Author : D. Andini
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)
Book Synopsis Public Space for People on New Urban Waterfronts by : D. Andini
Download or read book Public Space for People on New Urban Waterfronts written by D. Andini and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urbanites have started to think about their waterfront conditions. They share their thoughts about their urban waterfront. People have always been attracted to water areas. Not only because water areas such as seas, rivers, bays, and lakes have an important function as sources of food but also their other functions as facilities for transportation, trades, and recreation in people’s everyday lives. However, most of urban waterfronts used as ports, harbours or industrial sites have been left and abandoned. Today, people are claiming their waterfronts as cities started to reshape these areas. Many sources of literature ranging from geography subject to urban and architecture design discuss urban waterfront as this type of space continues to change. These urban waterfront transformations are mostly valued positively. This left-over space offers the opportunities for both urban development – recreate the image of a city and regenerate economic investment – and public life – to attract people back to this area. Regarding the architectural and spatial form of urban waterfronts, critics found on how urban waterfronts were designed in similar look recently.