<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The case study selected to illustrate the author’s considerations is the area in the northern part of London – the site of the next stage of the King’s Cross Central revitalisation project. The site has been selected mostly because of its location in the close vicinity of the historic centre of the city and because of its valuable cultural and natural assets. The author discusses the spatial transformations of the area focusing primarily on various options of using the qualities and properties of water and its relations with elements of built environment and greenery in shaping urban spaces of a new quality, yet preserving their identity.</p></abstract>

The case study selected to illustrate the author’s considerations is the area in the northern part of London – the site of the next stage of the King’s Cross Central revitalisation project. The site has been selected mostly because of its location in the close vicinity of the historic centre of the city and because of its valuable cultural and natural assets. The author discusses the spatial transformations of the area focusing primarily on various options of using the qualities and properties of water and its relations with elements of built environment and greenery in shaping urban spaces of a new quality, yet preserving their identity.

Water in the Creation of Revitalised Urban Areas. The Case of King’s Cross Central

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The case study selected to illustrate the author’s considerations is the area in the northern part of London – the site of the next stage of the King’s Cross...

Water in the Creation of Revitalised Urban Areas. The Case of King’s Cross Central

Publié en ligne: 21 mai 2020

Pages: 69 - 83

Reçu: 16 janv. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.021.7994

Mots clés
revitalisation, public space, water components

© 2020 Urszula Nowacka-Rejzner, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Water in the Creation of Revitalised Urban Areas. The Case of King’s Cross Central

Publié en ligne: 21 mai 2020

Pages: 69 - 83

Reçu: 16 janv. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.021.7994

Mots clésrevitalisation, public space, water components

© 2020 Urszula Nowacka-Rejzner, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Mots clés
revitalisation, public space, water components