Port Infrastructure Conversion in New York City as an Example

The paper considers examples of port facility conversion in New York. In many historical cities, this problem is extremely relevant. The construction of industrial enterprises in the 19th and early 20th centuries, their attraction to water resources, result from unused storage zones and port infrastructure in coastal areas. These territories have currently degrading characteristics. On the other hand, former industrial enterprises are an integral part of historical cities.

Purpose: The study of the experience of converting the port infrastructure in New York.

Methodology: Integrated approach, including studying the issues of port infrastructure conversion; industrial facilities locating on coastal territories; multidimensional analysis of implemented design solutions for port infrastructure transformation; functional and planning of port infrastructure.

Research findings: Identification of prerequisites for the formation of port and warehouse infrastructure in New York; current problems of historical environment areas; the territory potential for transformation; examples of port infrastructure conversion for modern use. These territories have significant prospects for the city development, and their profiling contributes to the creation of new jobs and an increase in the budget of historical cities. The article formulates the conversion principles of such objects, which can be applied to other historical cities.

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