Throughout the world, cities have been redeveloping their waterfronts, and in turn revitalizing their communities
The neighborhood of Puerto Madero, in Buenos Aires, is a prime example of waterfront urban renewal. Until the late 1980s, the city's warehouses and docks lay idle. Thanks to a public-private partnership system, Puerto Madero was transformed, its warehouses now housing commercial and residential properties, its waterfront remade into attractive public spaces. This study by the Harvard Graduate School of Design traces the progress of the Puerto Madero renewal project. It discusses the strategies and implications of the effort, offers a detailed analysis of the landscape, and focuses on the forces of globalization, which have helped drive this and other urban renewal projects around the world. Puerto Madero emerges as a prime case study of current trends in urban revitalization, with all its inherent benefits and drawbacks.
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