Byera Hadley research reports
Michael Rayner / 1987
Urban Waterfront Renewal Processes in North America, England and Australia
Planning & Urban Design
London, Australia, United States
An appraisal of historic and current urban waterfront development processes in North America, England and Australia. The author states that commercial and industrial decisions, influenced by technological and economic change have consistently dictated the usage sequence of shorelines. Governments as private developer and as public benefactor often blur the distinction between 'public' and 'private'.
US case studies include: Battery Park City, Manhattan, New York, Mission Bay, San Francisco, Rowes/ Fosters Wharf, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston. Regarding English case studies (London Docklands and Liverpool and the River Cities) the author concludes that the English examples are 'what not to do'. Finally a critical appraisal is made of waterfront redevelopment in Brisbane, Newcastle, Wollongong, Hobart and Melbourne as well as Darling Harbour, Walsh Bay and East Circular Quay in Sydney.
