Abstract
Redevelopment of the port city waterfront has created high-profile cases around the world. Authorities are facing challenges of linking port and urban functions, maximizing utilities of available port city resources, and creating a built environment best for all relevant stakeholders. It is argued that for all parties to truly benefit from the redevelopment, the government should approach the planning systematically in a top-down and comprehensive manner. By dividing into functional developmental parcels on the waterfront, the development is held responsible by various participants. This paper investigates waterfront redevelopment from the perspective of socioeconomic trend. From the concept of Alvin Toffler’s waves, three value-added stages and their six categories of waterfront development are identified. Comparison of waterfront redevelopments in various economic regions with distinctive incentives and contents are discussed. Waterfront functions and institutions are finally examined in relevance of planning issue.
