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Housing in the RiverCity : Rethinking Place and Process

Cuff, Dana and Dahl, Per-Johan LU (2015)
Abstract
On the banks of the Göta River, the city of Gothenburg is undergoing a transformation that characterizes many urban waterfronts today, as shipping, fishing, and naval uses are replaced by a high demand for new housing. What is unique to Gothenburg is its vision of a RiverCity that is diverse, environmentally sound, and vibrant. It is imperative, however, to take stock of the successes and failures of the effort thus far. Moreover, similar efforts worldwide can provide new ideas to decision-makers in Sweden who seek unconventional solutions that will improve future neighborhoods. This handbook focuses on the next district on Gothenburg’s planning agenda, the docks and adjacent land at Frihamnen. The eight challenges named in these pages... (More)
On the banks of the Göta River, the city of Gothenburg is undergoing a transformation that characterizes many urban waterfronts today, as shipping, fishing, and naval uses are replaced by a high demand for new housing. What is unique to Gothenburg is its vision of a RiverCity that is diverse, environmentally sound, and vibrant. It is imperative, however, to take stock of the successes and failures of the effort thus far. Moreover, similar efforts worldwide can provide new ideas to decision-makers in Sweden who seek unconventional solutions that will improve future neighborhoods. This handbook focuses on the next district on Gothenburg’s planning agenda, the docks and adjacent land at Frihamnen. The eight challenges named in these pages stem from two years of research into the RiverCity; the eight propositions demonstrate in words and images how those challenges can be met, and moreover, how they can spark new thinking about Gothenburg’s future. (Less)
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Gothenburg, Frihamnen, RiverCity, Urban Vision, Urban Form, Perimeter block, Hybrid architecture, Design thinking
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Mistra Urban Futures
ISBN
978-91-980696-6-2
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English
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  author       = {{Cuff, Dana and Dahl, Per-Johan}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Mistra Urban Futures}},
  title        = {{Housing in the RiverCity : Rethinking Place and Process}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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