‘Interface Planning considerations
at and around major seaports – a
global analysis’
13th World Cities & Ports Conference - Saint-Nazaire, France (June 2012)
Introduction
Introduction
A period of transition
Port
Focus / Achievements
Los Angeles
Port Interface Management, Community Relations,
Good Governance, Stakeholder Relations, Range of
leading environmental initiatives
Melbourne
Planning around Port areas, Good Governance,
Stakeholder Information & Knowledge
Seattle
Innovative Statutory Planning Solutions
Singapore
‘Line-of-sight planning’ / Strategic Alignment
Rotterdam
Community engagement, High level of environmental
performance and commitment – strong cultural history
Singapore
Concept Plan
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Master Plan
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Development / Place Plans
Strategic ALIGNMENT
Sir Winston Churchill Fellowship
Singapore
•  Port of Singapore
•  Urban Redevelopment
Authority
•  Marina Bay
Development Agency
New York
•  Port of New York & New
Jersey
•  Bronx River Alliance
Shanghai
•  Yangshan Deepwater
Port
•  Urban Planning
Exhibition Centre
Seattle
•  Seattle City Council
•  Regional Planning
Authority
Rotterdam
•  Port of Rotterdam
Authority
Vancouver
•  Port Metro Vancouver
•  Vancouver City Council
London
•  Port of London
Authority
•  Raymond Hall Pty Ltd
•  Museum of London
Docklands
Los Angeles
•  Port of Los Angeles
•  CALTRANS
Research Conversations
Loca0on Ownership & Regula0on Rela0onships Sustainable seaports Growth Management Governance Port Protec0on Interface Management Need for system ‘architecture’ - Australia
Response times slow
‘Architecture of system’ required
‘Strategic system planning’ required
Port/City interface: the ‘wish list’
How can we achieve….
….greater stakeholder engagement?
….land use certainty?
….investment confidence?
….focused infrastructure provision?
….strategic environmental protection? and
….improved urban & regional outcomes?
Port/City interface: the ‘fundamentals’
Stewardship
Strategic
Alignment
Strategic
Protection
Communication
Clarity
Case Studies - Australia
Port of Melbourne
•  New land use planning protection legislation to
be introduced
Case Studies - Australia
Case Studies - Australia
Tasmania – Port of Hobart
•  Redevelopment potential of adjacent 8.5ha site
•  ‘Port Interface’ critical issue to be considered
Further Research
“Interface Planning & Management”
Focus:
•  Application of ‘New Governance’
•  Strategic / Statutory Land Use Planning
•  Transitional land uses in ‘interface’ areas
•  Historical and Cultural influences
•  Tensions between major infrastructure and urban areas
•  Community/stakeholder engagement
•  Influence of industrial design
•  Impact of major infrastructure nodes on ‘place making’
Greenwich Maritime University
“How well we learn from the lessons our cities teach
us, will determine whether our urban species will
flourish in what can be a golden age of the city”
Edward Glaeser – “Triumph of the City”
•  Explores interface issues
•  Introduces the term:
‘Port cityscapes’
thank you
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