by David Edwards-May | Oct 24, 2019 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Inland water transport, Policy, Waterfront development, Waterways & transport policy, Waterways and environment, Waterways promotion, World Canals Conference
The World Canals Conference at Yangzhou in China, on September 26-28, focused on the heritage potential of canals, and their role in regeneration and renewal. Guazhou Lock on the earlier Grand Canal south of Yangzhou, just before it enters the Yangtze River....
by David Edwards-May | Dec 7, 2015 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Policy, Recreational waterway dimensions, Waterfront development, Waterway funding, Waterway management, Waterway restoration
We are unequivocally supporting the efforts by the association Unser Finowkanal to secure the future of this important heritage waterway, bypassed by the modern Havel-Oder Waterway. The Federal Government has declared its intention to close the canal for navigation,...
by David Edwards-May | Mar 24, 2015 | Inland water transport, New waterways, Policy, Waterfront development
Inland waterways are now frequently being discussed as an issue under the overall theme of water and water resources. This is confirmed at the upcoming 7th World Water Forum, to take place in Daegu, Korea, April 12-17, 2015. On April 16, 2015 a PIANC Side Event is...
by David Edwards-May | Jan 30, 2014 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Policy, Recreational waterway dimensions, Waterfront development, Waterway funding, Waterway restoration
A sense of urgency permeates the air in Lombardy as well as in neighbouring Piedmont, Emilia Romagna and Veneto regions, regarding Italy’s network of navigable canals and rivers. What reality will be revealed to the world of inland waterway specialists and advocates,...
by David Edwards-May | Jun 8, 2012 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Waterfront development, Waterway restoration
What does Lille, the historic capital of Flanders, have in common with Milan and Tokyo? Or even with The Hague, featured in this blog a few days ago? It is a city that is determined to revive its historic intimacy with water, or what our Lombardy friends elegantly...
by David Edwards-May | May 7, 2012 | Waterfront development
It is sad how ideas conceived with the best of intentions by local politicians sometimes go hopelessly wrong because their implementation is dictated by trends and political expediency. Visiting Chanaz on May 6, I discovered this impressive addition to what is already...
