Port Cities as Areas of Transition – Comparative Ethnographic Research

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Port Cities as Areas of Transition – Comparative Ethnographic Research 7
4. Transformation Processes on Waterfronts in Seaport Cities – Causes and Trends between Divergence and Convergence 25
5. Notions on Community, Locality and Changing Space in the Dublin Docklands 47
6. Old Town and Dock Area: Structural Changes in Ciudad Vieja of Montevideo 75
7. A View from Port to City: Inland Waterway Sailors and City-Port Transformation in Hamburg 99
8. “Gateway” City and Nexus Between Two Continents: The Port City of Algeciras 111
9. Belém, “Gate of Amazonia” – Port and River as Crossroads 125
10. Contesting Nodes of Migration and Trade in Public Space: Thessaloniki’s Bazaar Economy 145
11. Varna, Capital of the Sea: History, Image, and Waterfront Development 169
12. “Istanbul Modern” – Urban Images, Planning Processes and the Production of Space in Istanbul’s Port Area 189
13. Authors 211