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Published in Enzo Pranzini, Allan Williams, Coastal Erosion and Protection in Europe, 2013
Simon J. Blott, Robert W. Duck, Michael R. Phillips, Nigel I. Pontee, Kenneth Pye, Allan Williams
Phase 1 Masterplan was conceived and designed by landscape architects Ferguson and MacIlveen (now part of URS Scott Wilson). The works were planned to be carried out in three subsequent phases, starting in the north of the area and moving southwards in the direction of Blackpool, under a partnership between Wyre Borough Council and Birse Coastal Ltd. The combined cost of Phase 2 and 3, undertaken between 2005 and 2008, was approximately 20 million. Phase 4 was completed, in July 2010 at an additional cost of more than 6 million. The design sought to combine engineering and visual aspirations by incorporating a stepped revetment on the seaward side providing access to the beach, a wave form in plan, and a wide promenade behind the seawall for multifunctional use. Construction involved a combination of sheet piling, in-situ cast foundation concrete, pre-cast revetment slabs made of bright white concrete, and exposed aggregate, sand-coloured concrete for the surface of the promenade. The project has achieved several awards, including the British Construction Industry's Environmental award and the North West Construction Industry `project of the year' award.
Research on acceptance of child-rearing environment from the viewpoint of parent-child route selection and recognition of walking space in various urban environments in Japan
Published in Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2022
Figure 5 shows the breakdown of the photographs taken in the walking space. Since it is a “walking” space, the percentage of descriptions related to [movement] is the highest (approximately 51.6%), followed by that of [play] (approximately 34.6%). Contrary to parents’ and children’s views, a walking space is a place to walk. Not only is the content of [play] described as high, but the evaluation is also very high (a little less than 90%), implying that it serves as a playground rather than a place to [move] in. Further, the number of landscape photos taken was not high, but the rate of their positive evaluation was very high. There are two types of walking spaces: a sidewalk provided along with the roadway, and a promenade used only by pedestrians. The latter is often viewed positively because there is less danger from cars and bicycles.
Urban waterfront promenades, by Elizabeth Macdonald, Abingdon, Routledge, 2017, 298 pp., £44.99 (paperback), ISBN: 9781138824218
Published in Journal of Urban Design, 2019
Macdonald categorizes promenades into a mixed typology of use, space and context. She makes an exception for Vancouver’s impressive and multifaceted promenade system, which in fact marks the start of the analytical body of the book, a choice that reflects her extensive research experience and clear admiration for Canada’s northwestern metropolis. This primacy makes sense, as Vancouver has managed to plan, build and incentivize its way to an over 15-mile long kaleidoscope of waterfront pathways, parks and promenades. Borrowing from previous research work, Macdonald provides detailed descriptions of the experience, use and users of the promenade, combined with detailed sections and photographs. She continues this symbiotic analysis of space, use and experience in subsequent chapters, starting with archetypical seafront boardwalks and promenades, but continuing with riverfront promenades, including those that mitigate post-industrial conditions and abutting freeways. The crowds of the well-known San Antonio River Walk and the freeway-replacing Seoul Cheonggyecheon Stream Walk complement the innovative approaches to flood resilience and mitigating freeway noise along the Hudson River in New York and Kowloon Bay in Hong Kong. The selection of three specific promenades that focus on water-based ‘spectacle’ shows in the latter city and Singapore demonstrate how promenades function across cultures, climates and uses. A selection of promenades in increasingly popular northwest-European ‘eco-districts’ illustrates that waterfronts can educate its users on natural systems and sustainability, while maintaining high standards of durability, comfort and enjoyment. A more diverse selection of promenades in new towns is followed by promenades at greater distance from their bodies of water, either due to their location on the bluffs of Brooklyn and Santa Monica, or the famous Brooklyn Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge, concluding with the incremental promenade systems of Lisbon and San Francisco.