Dublin Docklands Reinvented The Post-Industrial Regeneration of a European City Quarter

by Moore, Niamh

• ISBN13: 9781851828357
• ISBN10: 1851828354
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-12
• Publisher: Four Courts Press

Summary

"Over the last twenty years, the redevelopment of the docklands has radically altered the physical fabric and social structure of a large part of Dublin City both north and south of the river. What has happened in the city is not entirely unique and has many international parallels in places like New York, London and Sydney. This book sets out to examine how global urban influences have interacted with local processes to transform a former marginal part of Dublin city into an economically successful and vibrant urban quarter. It offers an up-to-date and detailed account of the changes that have taken place and highlights some of the difficulties encountered by a number of agencies along the way, including the controversy over the redevelopment of Spencer Dock, the problems of contamination at the Grand Canal Dock and the future challenges of regenerating the Poolbeg Peninsula. The book places significant emphasis on the politics of redevelopment and the role of particular individuals in re-shaping this urban district."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Niamh Moore is a lecturer and university fellow in teaching and academic development at the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin.

Table of Contents

City and the sea	p. 15
Dublin's waterfront in global perspective	p. 39
The politics of planning docklands, 1980-1987	p. 66
Recreating the waterfront: the custom house docks and environs, 1987-1997	p. 109
Creating a living city: changing directions for Dublin docklands	p. 163
The contested city: docklands in the new millennium	p. 213
Continuing evolution	p. 286
Bibliography	p. 301
List of Illustrations	p. 304
Index	p. 309
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