Conferences
1–2 September 2012, Naples, Italy
Port Cities as Hotspots of Creative and Sustainable Local Development
The aim of the Meeting is to discuss principles, tools and practices of creative places, for the identification of successful policies and for the formulation of recommendations to balance economic prosperity with social needs and conservation of eco-systems in reinventing the city.
Nowadays, port areas can constitute the entry point and core place for sustainable development for the entire urban system with their dynamism that makes them as magnets. To understand and exploit this potential, it will be necessary to design an analytical framework which would link the new opportunities provided by traditional port areas/cities to creative, resilient and sustainable urban development. From that perspective, there is a need to develop fit-for-purpose, dedicated policy tools and initiatives, on the basis of general planning principles for harbour front and sea front development.
