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Multi-million pound development to bring life back to city riverside
31/10/2011 - A MULTI-MILLION pound waterfront development in Glasgow’s financial district is expected to get the go-ahead. The £10 million redevelopment of the Clyde riverfront will take a leap forward this week with city planners due to recommend permission for pavilions housing bars, restaurants and cafes.
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End of Newport Quays deal to cost Government millions
31/10/2011 - Premier Jay Weatherill says the South Australian Government has terminated its Port Adelaide waterfront development agreement with the Newport Quays consortium.
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Boston developer plans Seaport apartment project
31/10/2011 - The Boston developer of the wildly successful Liberty Wharf on the waterfront has filed plans with the city for a residential complex in the Seaport District.
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Tenders push back Lost to the Sea project
31/10/2011 - The Lost to the Sea Memorial has been, for the time being, lost to high tenders. Prices to construct the memorial, which came back in a recent tender process, were more than double what was being budgeted for.
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Many thanks to all the speakers, delegates and sponsors who helped make WaterfrontExpo 2011 a great success!
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WaterfrontExpo 2011 – the REALITY check
How have the waterfront regeneration aspirations of 4 international and 3 UK cities actually turned out in practice – and how are their achievements to date helping to boost the local economy and generate new investment.
This conference enabled delegates to:
- Learn first hand how seven very different cities from around the globe have undertaken a major transformation of their waterfronts over the last decade.
- Understand how this transformation is stimulating further investment in regeneration and development.
- Gain specific insights into the experience of three major Scottish cities in using waterfront regeneration to create new investment opportunities.
Meet the international presenters ... Marseille waterfront
 | The presentation on Marseille waterfront was given by François Jalinot, the CEO of the French state planning and development agency, Euroméditerranée. Euroméditerranée is the public urban development agency responsible for attracting private sector investment into the regeneration of the Marseille waterfront, the largest urban renewal project in southern Europe. |
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NO WISHFUL THINKING HERE!
The focus of WaterfrontExpo 2011 was firmly on actual experience and progress made in waterfront regeneration.
Case studies from Barcelona, Chicago, Marseille and Yokohama, plus Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow hilghighted the fundamental importance of building strong links with the private sector and how these relatuonships have worked out in practice.
Supporting these case studies was a comprehensive programme comprising:
- City Workshop Round Table: Existing developers and investors in the waterfronts of Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow explained what attracted them to invest and what new opportunities have been created.
- Site visits by boat to key developments on the Clyde and Edinburgh waterfronts.
- Multimedia presentation utilising performance, expert presentations and film to illustrate how Dundee is becoming a major cultural centre.
- Concluding Round Table: the key lessons of waterfront regeneration to date and meeting the challenge of raising new funding and finance.
- Presentation on preparations on how the 2014 Commonwealth Games will stimulate Glasgow’s economy.
- Tour of BBC Scotland HQ at Pacific Quay, Glasgow (numbers limited).
- Official Civic Reception at Glasgow’s new Riverside Museum designed by world famous architect Zaha Hadid.
Images on this website: Courtesy of Clyde Waterfront / McAteer Photograph
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