CONTENTS
Inclusive Riverfront Design: Revitalizing River, Reconnecting Communities. 1
Abstract i
Acknowledgements . iii
Contents v
List of tables . vii
List of figures ix
List of Drawings . xi
List of abbreviations xiii
1 Introduction . 1
1.1 Premise of the study 1
1.1.1 City-River Relationship . 1
1.1.2 Need for revival . 2
1.1.3 Introduction to Ecology + Urbanism Approach 3
1.2 Aim . 4
1.3 Objectives . 4
1.4 Methodology 5
1.5 Scope and Limitations . 6
2 Understanding and analysing the site 7
2.1 Site context . 7
2.2 Issues of backyard atrocities 10
2.3 River estuary and hydrology . 11
2.4 Open space and recreation analysis 19
2.5 Current development trends and opportunities . 22
2.6 Stakeholder identification . 24
3 Literature Synthesis 27
3.1 Ecological Urbanism . 27
3.1.1 Concept & principles 27
3.1.2 Interpretation and reflection 28
3.1.3 Derived principles for urban riverfronts 29
4 Case Studies 35
4.1 Thames riverfront, Ontario, London 35
4.2 Cheonggyecheon Restoration Project, Seoul, South Korea . 40
4.3 Changsha Liuyang River Waterfront. 47
4.4 Deriving from key learnings 53
5 Design framework on a macro-level 55
5.1 Defining idea 55
5.2 Design framework 55
5.3 Design strategy 56
5.4 LAP mechanism 57
5.5 Proposed soft edge strategy 60
5.6 Schematic design 61
5.7 Stakeholders involvement in LAP 63
6 Detailed design demonstration on micro-level 65
6.1 Micro-level site context 65
6.2 Fomulating program 66
6.3 Existing site analysis 67
6.4 Design strategy - conceptual 69
6.5 Design strategy - translation 70
6.6 Proposed Local Area Plan 71
6.7 Design regulations 72
6.8 Sections 75
6.9 Schematic views 78
7 Conclusion 79
References 81
Bibliography 83
Appendices . 85
A1. Opportunities offered by the site 85
A2. Program formulation – MNP data 87