The Impact of Planning Reform on Water-Related Heritage Values and on Recalling Collective Maritime Identity of Port Cities

The Impact of Planning Reform on Water-Related Heritage Values and on Recalling Collective Maritime Identity of Port Cities: The Case of Rotterdam

Arjomand Kermani, A. (TU Delft Heritage & Values)
van der Toorn Vrijthoff, W. (TU Delft Spatial Planning and Strategy)
Salek, Arash (Gemeente Rotterdam)

Hein, Carola (editor)

2020

This chapter explores two structural aspects of port-city interaction. First, it studies the evolution of planning policies on post-industrial waterfront spaces in the Netherlands before and after the 2008 financial crisis, focusing on the former shipbuilding company Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM). The RDM site in Rotterdam is a significant part of the old port area, and its submarine and shipbuilding legacy has always been present in the heads and hearts of the citizens. Second, the chapter explores how reawakening the nautical culture and marine traditions in Rotterdam can also reanimate the historical links between port and city. It briefly analyses the goals, achievements, and effects of a few heritage projects on the port-city interaction and the maritime identity of this global port-city.

City Ports Rotterdam
City-port interaction
Maritime identity
Water-related heritage
Waterfront regeneration

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:20c7c379-6814-49c5-94fe-44b2add0fb77

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00268-8_18

Springer, Cham, Switzerland

978-3-030-00267-1

Adaptive Strategies for Water Heritage: Past, Present and Future

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© 2020 A. Arjomand Kermani, W. van der Toorn Vrijthoff, Arash Salek