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What is the underlying policy structure and principles that forge the postmodern urban waterfront? What strategies can be initiated to begin to break this global pattern/model of revitalisation?
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TABLE OF CONTENTS I. LIST OF IMAGES II. CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION III. CHAPTER TWO : THE WATERFRONT- GLOBAL DECLINE AND POST INDUSTRIAL TRANSITION IV. CHAPTER THREE : BATTERY PARK CITY V. CHAPTER FOUR : CASE STUDIES VI. CONCLUSION VII. BIBLIOGRAPHY CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION This thesis seeks to analyse the dynamics behind post-industrial waterfront revitalisation with a view to alternative approaches. Building upon the body of theoretical discourse that has emerged since the 1980's to explore the emergent pattern of waterfront development globally, and using comparative case studies the thesis will explore the characteristics of the postmodern1 waterfront development and examine the outcomes in terms of public welfare, economics and private gain. The postmodern, urban, waterfront development taking the form of market rate, luxury residential and commercial space, supported by the consumer spectacle that is the postmodern mall and augmented by a cultural showpiece such as a museum2, in diverse parts of the world are virtually indistinguishable....
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