Association of American Geographers 2011 Annual Meeting

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Waterfront redevelopment processes in Aalborg, Denmark: Making sense of different planning logics Waterfront redevelopment processes have been an important topic of research in the planning domain during the past decades. This has been particularly evident in the case of projects associated with large metropolitan areas such as London, Toronto, Boston or Barcelona. However, planning research in relation with medium-sized or smaller cities undergoing waterfront redevelopment remains somewhat unexplored. In contributing to fill in this gap, this paper explores different processes of urban regeneration comprised within the practice of waterfront redevelopment in Aalborg, Denmark. In doing so, the paper takes on such planning processes through an in-depth analysis of different waterfront redevelopment sites. The paper attempts to elaborate an understanding of planning not only as a means to control development but also as a market-driven practice. In doing so, it provides descriptive and analytical accounts of a mixture of different plan-led and market-driven planning logics that emerge behind waterfront redevelopment practices in a Danish context. The paper proceeds as follows. Firstly, a general overview regarding waterfront redevelopment approaches and planning logics as occurring in different cities is put forward. Secondly, the paper introduces the case of Aalborg in light of the evolution of its urban and waterfront planning policies throughout the past decades. The paper moves on to explore the planning processes associated with a set of sites located along Aalborg's harbour front. Drawing from this evidence, the paper proceeds to qualify the different planning logics behind waterfront redevelopment as well as the roles that local planning authorities have adopted in such processes.

Period	14 Apr 2011
Event title	Association of American Geographers 2011 Annual Meeting
Event type	Conference
Location	Seattle, United StatesShow on map