Abstract:
Riverfront Development projects are an urban landscaping and transportation projects primarily aimed at transforming both sides of the riverbank into leisure space, with claims of providing solutions to flood management, protection of the river from sewer pollution, as well as creating value on land that is wasted as currently used. The river front development projects were started in North American cities in early 60s. Nowadays, waterfront development is a global trend and thousands of schemes are being carried out in large metropolises, medium size cities and even small towns all over the world. Whereas the early examples of waterfront development primarily focuses on leisure and retail, contemporary schemes have a broader scope; many setup with a aim to create attractive mixed urban environment that appeal to the imagination of the people and persuade them to work there, to live there or to visit there. In India also there are few examples of river front developments like Sabarmati riverfront development.
