The document discusses a conference held in Rotterdam, Netherlands from October 19-20, 2015 on developing unprecedented port-city synergy. It notes that collaboration, added value and coherence are key to achieving strong port-city synergy. The conference aimed to explore how to optimize networks and resources between multiple stakeholders, create added value, and respond appropriately to uncertainties through institutional arrangements and engaging stakeholders. It also examined perspectives and attitudes toward enhancing port-city relationships, and the changing role of urban planning.

1. ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
HOW TO DEVELOP
UNPRECEDENTED
PORT-CITY SYNERGY
COLLABORATION, ADDED VALUE AND
COHERENCE IS A KEY TO PORT-CITY SYNERGY
Peter Robinson | Martin Aarts | Yuting Tai | Ekaterina Goncharova | Sebastien Goethals
praplan@mweb.co.za mj.aarts@rotterdam.nl y.tai@tudelft.nl arch.goncharova.e@gmail.com urbatekton@gmail.com
ISOCARP
2015
19/10/2015 – 23/10/2015
CITIES SAVE THE WORLD. LET’S REINVENT PLANNING.

2. SYNERGY
OF LEARNING
THEMES
PORT
&
CITY
SYNERGY
RESEARCH
WATERFRONT
DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC
SYNERGY
SUSTAINABILITY
& COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
URBANITY
BEST
PRACTICES
DEBATE
Q & A
EXCURSIONS
SYSTEM
TRANSPORT
ENERGY
WATER
URBAN
RURAL
SPACE
ACCESSIBILITY
LAND USE
PUBLIC SPACE
MULTIFUNCTIONAL
DENSITY
VALUE
ECONOMIC VITALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY
SOCIAL COHERENCE
GOVERNMENT
COLLABORATION (INTER)NATIONAL
ORGANIZATION
SECTORS
ENTERPRISES (SMEs)
INHABITANTS
IDENTITY
INNOVATON
ATTRACTIVENESS
HISTORY
CULTURE
TOURISM
ISOCARP
2015
19/10/2015 – 23/10/2015
CITIES SAVE THE WORLD. LET’S REINVENT PLANNING.
19/10/2015 - 20/10/2015
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Yuting Tai | Ekaterina Goncharova | Sebastien Goethals
HOW TO DEVELOP
UNPRECEDENTED
PORT-CITY SYNERGY
COLLABORATION, ADDED VALUE AND
COHERENCE IS A KEY TO PORT-CITY SYNERGY

3. DUNKERQUE CAPE TOWNVALENCIA
ROTTERDAM
BARCELONA
Integrating waterfront economic
activities and local community life
HELSINKI
NINGBO
GHENT
MARSEILLESCHIEDAM
Municipality as the main
actor in connection between
community and privte sector
Building the innovative structure
of the dialog between different
stakeholders
Concentration of public functions
along the waterfront to reflect the
historical identity of the Port
AMSTERDAM
A Holistic Approach of a former
Port redevelopment with a green
waterfront for everyone
NEW YORK
Involvement of private money
to the environmental funds for
creating a ‘’working waterfront’’
Vision 2040 synthesizes maritime
value, metropolitan accessibility,
investment and sustainability
From Port-city to «Stadshaven»
HAMBURG
Integration environmental protection,
public safety and global port deve-
lopment for an increasing livability
Connecting skills, companies, ports
ans cities for a smart third industrial
revolution through sharing economy
Celebrating the Port as a city
landmark, reconciling port
activities and urban regeneration
To value what was already there
and to employ adaptive techniques
in design of buildings and heritage
Connecting the communities
with their Port through event
organization
BARCELONA
PORT SAID
TIANJIN
AUCKLAND
QINGDAO
NEW YORK
GHENT
HELSINKI
MARSEILLE
VALENCIA NINGBO
CAPE TOWN
AMSTERDAM
DUNKERQUE
ROTTERDAM
PLANNING AND ROLE
OF THE PLANNERS
LEARNING AND RESPONDING
COMPETITIVENES, PERSPECTIVES
AND INNOVATIONS
STAKEHOLDERS = INSTITUTIONAL
ISOCARP
2015
19/10/2015 – 23/10/2015
CITIES SAVE THE WORLD. LET’S REINVENT PLANNING.
19/10/2015 - 20/10/2015

4. ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Yuting Tai | Ekaterina Goncharova | Sebastien Goethals
HOW TO DEVELOP
UNPRECEDENTED
PORT-CITY SYNERGY
COLLABORATION, ADDED VALUE AND
COHERENCE IS A KEY TO PORT-CITY SYNERGY
ISOCARP
2015
19/10/2015 – 23/10/2015
CITIES SAVE THE WORLD. LET’S REINVENT PLANNING.
19/10/2015 - 20/10/2015
LEARN
IN
G
FROM
THE
PAST
AN
D
PRESEN
T
TO
AN
TICIPATE
THE
FUTURE
COM
PETITIVEN
ESS
&
N
ETW
ORKS
STAKEHOLDERS
&
ROLES
HOW
TO
OPTIM
IZE
THE
USE
OF
N
ETW
ORKS,
RESOURCES
AN
D
IN
N
OVATION
OF
M
ULTIPLE
STAKEHOLDERS?
HOW
TO
CREATE
ADDED
VALUE?
HOW
TO
LIVE
W
ITH
UN
CERTAIN
TIES
AN
D
RESPON
D
APPROPRIATELY?
W
HAT
IS
THE
BEST
W
AY
TO
ORGAN
IZE
ROLES
OF
PORT
AN
D
CITY
AUTHORITIES
TO
ACHIEVE
SYN
ERGIES?
HOW
DOES
IN
N
OVATION
ADD
VALUE
TO
PORT-CITY
SYN
ERGIES?
W
HAT
PERSPECTIVES
AN
D
ATTITUDES
EN
HAN
CE
PORT-CITY
SYN
ERGIES?
IN
STITUTION
AL
ARRAN
GEM
EN
TS
EN
GAGIN
G
W
ITH
IN
N
OVATION
PERSPECTIVES
AN
D
ATTITUDES
TOW
ARDS
PORT-CITY
RELATION
SHIP
CHAN
GIN
G
ROLE
OF
PLAN
N
IN
G
&
PLAN
N
ERS
W
HAT
IS
THE
FUTURE
OF
URBAN
PLAN
N
IN
G
PROFESSION
?

5. ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Yuting Tai | Ekaterina Goncharova | Sebastien Goethals
HOW TO DEVELOP
UNPRECEDENTED
PORT-CITY SYNERGY
COLLABORATION, ADDED VALUE AND
COHERENCE IS A KEY TO PORT-CITY SYNERGY
ISOCARP
2015
19/10/2015 – 23/10/2015
CITIES SAVE THE WORLD. LET’S REINVENT PLANNING.
19/10/2015 - 20/10/2015
LEARNING FROM THE PAST AND PRE-
SENT TO ANTICIPATE THE FUTURESYNERGY
COHERENCE
ADDED VALUE
COLLABORATION
COMPETITIVENESS & NETWORKS
CHANGING ROLE OF PLANNING &
PLANNERS
HOW TO OPTIMIZE THE USE OF NETWORKS,
RESOURCES AND INNOVATION OF MULTIPLE
STAKEHOLDERS?
COMPETITIVENESS - ATTRACTIVENESS
WHAT MAKES A PORT ATTRACTIVE?
WHAT MAKES A CITY ATTRACTIVE?
NETWORKS OF BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, COMMU-
NITIES, CITIES
PORT – CITY INTERFACES
SPATIAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INTERFACES
BUFFER ZONES
ACCESSIBILITY
STAKEHOLDERS & ROLES
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT
PORT AND CITY AS ONE SYSTEM
A STRONG NETWORK OF STAKEHOLDERS
GET THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS - WORK TO-
GETHER IN HARMONY
AVOID ISOLATED ACTIONS
HOW TO LIVE WITH UNCERTAINTIES
AND RESPOND APPROPRIATELY?
WHY THE GREAT CITIES EMERGE FROM PORTS?
A LOT OF PORT-CITY SYNERGIES EXIST ALREADY –
CHANGING CONTEXTS
GLOBAL & LOCAL TRENDS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT & RESILIENCE
RECOGNIZE THE EMERGING TRENDS = CHANGING
ROLES OF PORT AND CITY AUTHORITIES
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO ORGANIZE ROLES
OF PORT AND CITY AUTHORITIES TO ACHIEVE
SYNERGIES?
SHIFT FROM GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNANCE
CONFLICTS VS COOPERATION
DIFFERENT LEGISLATIVE CONTEXTS
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
LAND OWNERSHIP
MECHANISMS FOR
ACHIEVING SYNERGIES VS
SEPARATE AGENDAS
PLANNERS SHOULD EXPLORE AND SAFE-
GUARD SYNERGIES
CREATE A STRUCTURE OF DIALOGUES - IT’S
ABOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS!
ENGAGING WITH INNOVATION
INNOVATION EMERGES FROM CRISIS
TRADE AND AGGLOMERATION
LEAD TO INNOVATION
SMART CITY INCUBATORS OF
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
LEARN FROM INNOVATIVE BUSINESS AND
PEOPLE
BUSINESS NETWORKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
HOW DOES INNOVATION ADD VALUE TO
PORT-CITY SYNERGIES?
PERSPECTIVES AND ATTITUDES TO-
WARDS PORT-CITY RELATIONSHIP
WATER IS THE GLUE THAT CONNECTS CITY AND
PORT (LEGACY OF WATERFRONT)
PORT - CITIES ARE CO-WORKING SYSTEMS -
TRADE IS THE CONNECTOR
FROM ‘CITY IN, PORT OUT’ MODEL TO ‘WORKING
WATERFRONT, LIVING PORT’ CONCEPT
CITIZENS APPRECIATE THE HARBOR & WATER-
FRONT AS THE IDENTITY OF THE CITY
GENERATION DIFFERENCES, CHANGE OF LABOR
FORCE & SKILLS, INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIES
FROM ‘PORT CITY’ TO ‘STADSHAVEN’
WHAT PERSPECTIVES AND ATTITUDES ENHANCE
PORT-CITY SYNERGIES?
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF URBAN
PLANNING PROFESSION?
CONCLUSION:

6. ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Yuting Tai | Ekaterina Goncharova | Sebastien Goethals
HOW TO DEVELOP
UNPRECEDENTED
PORT-CITY SYNERGY
COLLABORATION, ADDED VALUE AND
COHERENCE IS A KEY TO PORT-CITY SYNERGY
ISOCARP
2015
19/10/2015 – 23/10/2015
CITIES SAVE THE WORLD. LET’S REINVENT PLANNING.
19/10/2015 - 20/10/2015

7. ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Yuting Tai | Ekaterina Goncharova | Sebastien Goethals
HOW TO DEVELOP
UNPRECEDENTED
PORT-CITY SYNERGY
COLLABORATION, ADDED VALUE AND
COHERENCE IS A KEY TO PORT-CITY SYNERGY
ISOCARP
2015
19/10/2015 – 23/10/2015
CITIES SAVE THE WORLD. LET’S REINVENT PLANNING.
19/10/2015 - 20/10/2015