Working with the Flow. Urban Renewal in Riverside Locations - UDG

Research related to urban rivers to inform urban planning and design practice.

Laurence Pattacini presents research on urban rivers and shares insights and guidance for urban planning and design in this lunchtime session.

The aim is to highlight the potential benefits and affordance of urban rivers and their adjacent urban floodplain to create better places to live. Innovative approaches are required to ensure resilience and adaptability to respond to the effects of climate change. The focus is on former industrial areas in riverside locations because these sites provide ideal test beds to explore new urban strategies. On one hand they provide opportunities for city densification, but they are also particularly vulnerable to the impact of the climate crisis with increased risks of flood disasters. The study draws on previous publications concerned with the unique characteristics of riverside urbanity and the potential of riverside sites to propose a more sustainable living…