Handbook of Waterfront Cities and Urbanism

Mohammed Mahbubur Rahman is currently the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology in Dhaka. He has taught at universities in Malaysia, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, and Oman. A Commonwealth Scholar and McNamara Fellow, Professor Rahman has an interest in urbanism, heritage, shelter, livability, globalization, and sustainable environment.

Introduction, PART I: Settlement, Heritage, and Culture, 1. River as a Lived Place in South Asian Urbanism: A study of Buriganga riverbank, Dhaka, 2. Urban Morphology in Relation to the Waterfront and its Integration with the Cities: Understanding the Indian Notion, 3. Indus River and Cultural Heritage: Commemoration of Three Sites in Sindhu, 4. Sustainability of the Outstanding Universal Values of Historic Waterfront: Two World Heritage Sites of the Straits of Malacca, 5. Urban Threshold: A Space between Land and Water - Cases of Lisbon and Banjarmasin, PART II: Climate, Ecology, and Water-Sensitive Design, 6. An Integrated Design Framework for Urban Streams and Ecological Design: Insights from Three Asian Cases, 7. Water Sensitive Urbanism in Bengal Delta: Socio-Spatial Dialectics of Ponds and Water Bodies in Barisal, Bangladesh, 8. Water Sensitive Urban Design for Enhancing Flood Resilience: A Case Study in Brisbane City, Australia, 9. Blue and Green Infrastructure as Public Spaces: Five Proposals for Resilient Urban Development and Social Integration in Peru, PART III: Design, Plan, and Develop with Water, 10. Sea Level Rise and Stewardship of Water Infrastructural Heritage in Coastal Regions, 11. Coastal Development — Architectural and Urban Design Proposals in the İzmit Bay, Turkey, 12. Water in Cities: Can We End the War? Experiences from the Detailed Area Plan of Dhaka, 13. Tempe Town Lake: A Waterfront Development in the Arizona Desert, 14. Comparing Waterfront Land-Use Dynamics in Abu Dhabi and Dubai: A Quantitative Analysis and Correlation with the Developing Urban Environment, PART IV: Governance and Participation, 15. Postcolonial Water(front): Land Regulations, Bureaucracy, and Urban Planning in Khulna, 16. Urban Megaprojects in Post-Socialist Serbia: the 'City on Water' Project, 17. Citizen Participation in Waterfront Redevelopment along Noord River in Alblasserdam, the Netherlands, 18. Leading the Way: The Role of Non-Profits in Waterfront Development, 19. Riverfront Regeneration for Inclusive and Healthier Cities: Retracing the Public Interest in Cairo, PART V: Redevelopment and Emerging Issues, 20. Waterfront Development, Iconic Architecture, and Global City Aspiration in Asia: Hong Kong and Singapore, 21. The Bilbao Effect beyond the Guggenheim Museum: Urban and Social Renewal of a Metropolis, 22. Coexistence or Displacement? Historical and Contemporary Developments of Urban Waterfronts in Polish Cities: The Case of the Tri-City Conurbation, 23. Adaptive Strategies for Former Oil Port Areas : Educating Architects and Planners for Interventions beyond the Historic Waterfront