The port—City interface: Trends, problems and examples

Abstract Waterfront redevelopment is an outcome of the interaction of factors operating on the port-city interface, itself an expression of wider land-maritime interrelationships. The sequence of port-city linkages over time, and factors involved in waterfront redevelopment, are described. The retreat from the traditional waterfront has created an inner-urban vacuum, and redevelopment is constrained by a complex set of perspectives and interests. Examples used include Marseille-Fos.