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The Impact of Planning Reform on Water-Related Heritage Values and on Recalling Collective Maritime Identity of Port Cities

The Case of Rotterdam

Book Chapter (2020)
Authors

Azadeh Arjomand Kermani (Heritage & Values)

W. van der Toorn Vrijthoff (TU Delft - Spatial Planning and Strategy)

Arash Salek (Gemeente Rotterdam)

Research Group
Heritage & Values
Copyright
© 2020 A. Arjomand Kermani, W. van der Toorn Vrijthoff, Arash Salek
To reference this document use:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00268-8_18
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Publication Year
2020
Language
English
Copyright
© 2020 A. Arjomand Kermani, W. van der Toorn Vrijthoff, Arash Salek
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Research Group
Heritage & Values
Pages (from-to)
345-361
ISBN (print)
978-3-030-00267-1
ISBN (electronic)
978-3-030-00268-8
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00268-8_18
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Abstract

This chapter explores two structural aspects of port-city interaction. First, it studies the evolution of planning policies on post-industrial waterfront spaces in the Netherlands before and after the 2008 financial crisis, focusing on the former shipbuilding company Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM). The RDM site in Rotterdam is a significant part of the old port area, and its submarine and shipbuilding legacy has always been present in the heads and hearts of the citizens. Second, the chapter explores how reawakening the nautical culture and marine traditions in Rotterdam can also reanimate the historical links between port and city. It briefly analyses the goals, achievements, and effects of a few heritage projects on the port-city interaction and the maritime identity of this global port-city.