Blue-green rehabilitation : urban planning, leisure and tourism in river cities / edited by Philip Hayward.

Other author Hayward, Philip (Environmental humanities researcher), editor.
Format Book
PublicationWallingford, Oxfordshire ; Boston, MA : CABI, [2025]
Descriptionxxviii, 163 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Subjects
Urban renewal--Case studies.
Rivers--Social aspects. --Case studies.
Waterways--Environmental aspects. --Case studies.
Stream restoration--Case studies.
River tourism--Case studies.

Contents Introduction. Blue-green vision, rhetoric and reality / Philip Hayward -- Environmental, social and economic enablers and constraints for the revitalisation of urban waterways : the case of Padova (Italy) / Lisa Zecchin, Alex Faccin, Dang Ngoc Anh, Sanka Subra Nath & Alberto Barausse -- From Bayou heritage to blue-green corridors : the development and contemporary urban functions of New Orleans' Bayou St. John and Lafitte Greenway / Faisal Mallum, Philip Hayward & Christian Fleury -- Arts and recreation as environmental activism : reimagining Brooklyn's Newtown Creek and Gowanus Canal in the 21st Century / Carl Zimring -- Blue-green infrastructure, tourism, leisure and lifestyle changes : a case study of the Iloilo River Esplanade Development / Ramon Benedicto A. Alampay, Jose Neil M. Hortillo & Mary Rose G. Rebueno -- Mamsha Ahl Masr : a blueprint for sustainable urban revitalisation along the Nile River in Cairo / Nancy Abdel-Moneim -- Blueing & greening the brown & beige : Phoenix's Rio Salado and imagined riparian renaissance / Peter Goggin -- "Turning our face to the river" : leisure, nature, and politics in Barranquilla (Colombia) / Alejandro Camargo, Jennifer Cortés, Pablo Pachón, Parisa Rinaldi, Clara Roa-García, Maria Cecilia Roa-García & Daniela Rubiano -- Sydney's Central River City : the dynamics and complexities of Parramatta's blue-green reorientation / Philip Hayward & Arianne Reis -- Blue rejuvenation and reconciliation : Belfast's titanic watery renaissance / Mary Gearey -- An agenda for optimising the social and environmental benefits of blue-green rehabilitation projects / Philip Hayward.
Abstract "Blue-green corridors can benefit residents and provide attractions for urban tourists. This book presents international case studies that illustrate both examples of best practice (in terms of ecological restoration and access provisions) and problems that can arise from blue -green corridor restoration in urban areas"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Blue-green rehabilitation Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Boston : CABI, 2025 9781800625280
LCCN 2025002848
ISBN9781800625273
ISBN1800625278 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic publication

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