1. Scoping Waterfront Management and Regeneration
Technical Works in Landscape
Scoping Waterfront Management and Regeneration
Ing. arch. Zuzana LADZIANSKA
Institute for Spatial Planning and Urban Design
Spectra, Centre of Excellence, FA STU Bratislava
Presentation to The Geddes Institute, PhD Seminar
Friday 30th September, 2005

2. Objectives Waterfronts Hydrological Cycles
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems
Flooding
Gap in our understanding and Knowledge
Research Question and Proposed Methodology

3. Waterfronts Definition History Impetus Waterfront (re-)development/use
A waterfront is the boundary between a body of water, such as a lake or river, and the land abutting it (
History
Impetus
Waterfront (re-)development/use
Key issues

4. Nature Hydrological Cycle
Scheme of hydrological cycle in nature
Hydrological cycle in nature

5. Urban Hydrological Cycle
Scheme of urban hydrological cycle
Urban hydrological cycle

6. SUDS – Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems
Quantity and quality of runoff
Conventional drainage system
SUDS - ”Prevention is better than cure”

7. Flooding Flooding is a result of Flood defence river management
tidal surges in estuaries (flood and ebb)
impact of the sea
gravitation
greenhouse effect
Flood defence

8. Research Topic: Technical Works in Landscape
Hydrological cycles
River management
Flood management
Flood defence
SUDS?
Waterfront regeneration?
Visual impact assessment
Aesthetics
Perception 2 1
Research Question
How to implement aesthetical values into the technical flood defence features?