Charalampos Spanos Virtual Environments Lab, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus The port as a driving force for urban development and economic growth…
Martin Jan Månsson Martin Jan Månsson is an urban planner and map maker with a special interest in the global interconnectedness of places. His work involves…
Kees Stam As redeveloped waterfront areas are among the most attractive spaces in Western port cities, urban actors, including citizens, often view the spatial…
Afra Knaap, Augusta Fiseryte, Fons van de Ven, Niké te Brinke, Paula von Zeska de Toledo, Raf van Oosterhout, Sue Vern Lai and Winnie van de Sande The Urban…
Maurice Jansen and Hannah Mosmans The work of the seafarer is a forgotten and increasingly misunderstood profession. There have been socio-technological changes…
Nadia Alaily-Mattar Ever since the 19 th century, ports have been associated with industrial activity. Ports were dirty, ugly and carried a bit of stench for…
Carola Hein This blog post was first written for PORTUS, the online magazine of RETE From the 1850s onward, petroleum took the world by storm. Following…
