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    The Old Port of Genoa, Italy was progressively abandoned from shipping since the 1970s. In 1992, Genoa hosted an International Exhibit in the Old Port that kickstarted its redevelopment. This "Pulsar Effect" led to investments to restore buildings and convert the port to urban uses, integrating it with the Old City. Today, the redeveloped Old Port is a cultural and leisure destination that hosts various events throughout the year, attracting over 3.5 million visitors annually and generating €50 million in linked economic activity for the city.

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    The Old Port of Genoa, Italy was progressively abandoned from shipping since the 1970s. In 1992, Genoa hosted an International Exhibit in the Old Port that kickstarted its redevelopment. This "Pulsar Effect" led to investments to restore buildings and convert the port to urban uses, integrating it with the Old City. Today, the redeveloped Old Port is a cultural and leisure destination that hosts various events throughout the year, attracting over 3.5 million visitors annually and generating €50 million in linked economic activity for the city.

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    The Old Port of Genoa, Italy was progressively abandoned from shipping since the 1970s. In 1992, Genoa hosted an International Exhibit in the Old Port that kickstarted its redevelopment. This "Pulsar Effect" led to investments to restore buildings and convert the port to urban uses, integrating it with the Old City. Today, the redeveloped Old Port is a cultural and leisure destination that hosts various events throughout the year, attracting over 3.5 million visitors annually and generating €50 million in linked economic activity for the city.

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    The Old Port of Genoa, Italy was progressively abandoned from shipping since the 1970s. In 1992, Genoa hosted an International Exhibit in the Old Port that kickstarted its redevelopment. This "Pulsar Effect" led to investments to restore buildings and convert the port to urban uses, integrating it with the Old City. Today, the redeveloped Old Port is a cultural and leisure destination that hosts various events throughout the year, attracting over 3.5 million visitors annually and generating €50 million in linked economic activity for the city.

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    Some of the key takeaways are that Genoa is a middle sized city in Italy that used to be a major port but underwent deindustrialization. It has since redeveloped its old port area to better integrate it with the city and create a vibrant waterfront district.

    Genoa's waterfront gradually declined since the 1970s as larger ships could no longer access the old port. There were plans in the 1980s to redevelop the area and integrate it with the city. A major turning point was the 1992 expo that redesigned parts of the old port. Since then there have been ongoing efforts to expand and manage the redeveloped waterfront area.

    As ship sizes grew, Genoa's old port became unfit for modern vessels so it was progressively abandoned starting in the 1970s. This left the city with a disconnected waterfront that needed to be reintegrated with the rest of the city.

    Rebirth, Catalyst, Identity: The Role of Waterfront Development in City Life.

    The case of Genoa

    Flats Forward Waterfront Summit Agenda Cleveland, 17-18 October 2011

    Roberto Bobbio Universit di Genova, Italia

    Genoa: what it is
    A middle size city (650,000 inh., 1million in the metropolitan area) Capital city of an Italian Region (Liguria) known for its sea resorts The major Italian port A post-industrial city, in search for a new role

    where it is

    200 km

    some 8 millions people (with the highest income in Italy) live within 2 h travel from Genoa

    tradition & identity

    one of the most ancient trade centers and better preserved Old City in Europe a very dense Mediterranean City

    OLD PORT

    The City & Old Port


    The Old Port is a small part of the 20 miles long Genoa waterfront Unfit to modern ships, it has been progressively abandoned since the 1970s The 1980 City Plan located in the Old Port some urban services In 1985 the remaining harbour activities moved; then the City, the Region and the Port Authority formed a Commission of 6 members (2 each) entrusted to study the possibilities of integrating the Old City and the Old Port.

    In 1987 the Commission presented the first proposal.

    1992: the Pulsar Effect

    In 1992 Genoa hosted an International Exhibit, as part of the Columbus Celebrations. The Expo was located in the Old Port. Investments by the State permitted to restore the old buildings, build an Aquarium and rearrange the open spaces. Everything was designed to stay, aiming to convert permanently the Port to urban uses and prompt a process of re-integration between the Old City and the Old Port.

    From special events to current management


    After the Expo, the State handed over the land to the City that entrusted it to a Public Agency with the scope to facilitate the rehabilitation programme. Events like the G8 meeting in 2001 and the European City of Culture in 2004 provided resources for transforming other portions of the Old Port. Meanwhile, the Port Authority was restructuring the Cruise and Ferry Terminals located immediately westward of the Old Port.

    So the new Waterfront has expanded. The Sea Museum and the new Faculty of Economics were built in the old Darsena, on the site the medieval Arsenals and close to the oldest drydock in Italy. In front of the Museum the Urban Lab is moored it is the Master Plan City Office, designed by the Genoese architect Reno Piano.

    Managing the Old Port


    1992: 1995: EXPO: a part of Old Port is redesigned and opened to the public The Porto Antico di Genova SpA is established City of Genoa 51% Chamber of Commerce 39% Port Authority 10% Finalities of the Porto Antico di Genova: to integrate the Old Port into the City to make the Old Port a livable place all the year around fostering cultural events, congresses, public facilities to create a touristic attraction of international range to boost tourism in order to promote new development

    LAND USES 23% Culture, permanent exhibit and museums 20% Congress Centre 17% Leisure, education 15% Facilities and parking lots 12% Offices 7% Restaurants and bars 6% Retail

    DIMENSIONS 117.000 sq m total land surface 86.000 sq m open spaces 36.436 sq m water surface 70 firms settled 900 new jobs every year > 250 events and > 3,5 millions visitors the Aquarium is the 3rd more visited spot in Italy (~ 1 mill visitors / year) 50 millions / year the turnover of the linked activities in the City

    p e o p l e

    a c t i v i t i e s

    Planning the Old City and Port

    The 2000 City Plan (PUC 2000) accurately preserved the existing city and provided the frame for requalification projects. The 2002 Carta del recupero (Rehabilitation Map) takes into account the Old City and the Old Port jointly.

    Access Connectivity

    Co-existence

    The Old Port is the waterfront of the Old City, whose narrow streets are closed to private car traffic. Since 2004, the pedestrian area has ben enlarged, to include the City Centre.

    mixed use as a matter of success

    Pleasure boats and Cruise ships coexist in the Old Port Bay; a Container terminal operates just in front of the Congress area. The view of an alive port is one of the major attraction of the City Waterfront.

    New urban spaces, a new social dimension


    The Old Port is now a leisure area for the citizens, a tourist destination a meeting place for the immigrants Near to the business & retail centre and to the poorest Citys neighbourhoods, the Old Port is a place were people of different classes, cultures and origins melt.

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