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This text aims to present evolution of planning projects along riverbanks demonstrate the desire to enhance the river heritage as well as to develop sustainable mobility while promoting the development of tourist and recreation areas conducive to the population’s well-being. So, we have decided to take an interest more specifically in the urban promenades that are being developed along rivers (Québec City, Bordeaux and Saragossa). According to what dimensions have the concepts of urban promenades developed in Québec, Bordeaux and Saragossa been built? Can we analyze these concepts in order to identify the place of nature in the city? Thus, we aim to analyze the concepts developed for each of the selected urban promenades by emphasizing the elements relating to nature and identifying the differences and similarities between the different concepts. To do so, we will first discuss urban promenades and their evolution in time. Secondly, we will describe and analyze the different promenade concepts. Finally, we will focus on the “nature” dimension of these different urban promenades.
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Québec, which, since the development of the Samuel-de Champlain promenade in 2008, continues to expand to soon join the city’s port and the tourist area of Le petit Champlain. Saragossa, which also continues to develop the promenade on both banks of the Ebro. Finally, Bordeaux continues to develop its river banks with the construction of the Cité du vin and the development of the Chaban Delmas bridge, which allows the continuity of the promenade between the two banks of the Garonne.
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Articles in architecture journals, websites and book chapters.
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Attractiveness, accessibility, staging and safety.
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Miaux, S., Demers-Renaud, M. (2021). Planning and Designing Facilities that Enhance Rivers and Encourage the Development of Tourist and Recreational Spaces: Urban Promenades. In: Machemehl, C., Sirost, O., Ducrotoy, JP. (eds) Reclaiming and Rewilding River Cities for Outdoor Recreation. Estuaries of the World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48709-6_5
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