Landscapes of the Cluster: A Spatial Approach to Ports maps the territorial consequences of port clusterisation across European maritime cities, introducing design tools for a governance shift that is quietly reshaping coastlines and urban edges.
About This Book
As European states respond to sustainability imperatives and energy transition, port clusters have emerged as a new organisational logic — consolidating administration and governance across multiple facilities in ways that fundamentally alter the port-city relationship. Beatrice Moretti's study moves beyond conventional urban research on port-city conditions to examine the spatial fallout of this structural change: coastal land consumption, the integration of sustainable infrastructures, and the evolving perception of ports within the fabric of cities. Rather than stopping at critique, the book introduces concrete design tools for port city institutions confronting these pressures. It is essential reading for urbanists, architects, and planners working at the intersection of maritime infrastructure and territorial design.
Key Features
- 320 pages of critical spatial analysis, governance frameworks, and design methodology for port-city territories
- Author: Beatrice Moretti
- Published by JOVIS, ISBN 9783986121792
What You'll Discover
- How port clusterisation restructures administrative and governance relationships between European states and their maritime territories
- The spatial consequences of energy transition on port landscapes, including patterns of coastal land consumption and infrastructure change
- Design tools developed specifically to help port city institutions navigate the planning challenges of cluster transformation
- A reassessment of how ports are perceived within cities — and why that perception is shifting under new organisational models
About the Author
Beatrice Moretti is the author of this spatial investigation into European port clusterisation and its urban implications. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 320
- Dimensions: 17 x 24 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783986121792
- Publisher: JOVIS
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Urban designers, architects, and planners working on port-city interfaces, maritime infrastructure, or territorial governance; researchers in urban studies and landscape urbanism with an interest in European coastal transformation.