Ch. 1. Flows -- Ch. 2. Riverscapes I -- overview / Kim Dovey and Leonie Sandercock -- Ch. 3. Riverscapes II -- precincts and projects -- Ch. 4. Appropriations / Kim Dovey and Quentin Stevens -- Ch. 5. Urban living -- Ch. 6. Federation / Kim Dovey and Ian Woodcock -- Ch. 7. Dockscapes I -- overview -- Ch. 8. Dockscapes II -- precincts and projects -- Ch. 9. Grollo Tower -- Ch. 10. Hype and hope -- Ch. 11. Constructing desires / Kim Dovey and Stephen Wood -- Ch. 12. Creating and defending urban character -- Ch. 13. Loose ends
Summary
"Fluid City traces the transformation of Melbourne's urban waterfront from 1983 to 2003, when the city turned its face to the water and the world, re-inventing itself to attract new flows of global capital." "Fluid City is a story of opportunities and dangers, with both local and global lessons. It portrays the fluid city in terms of intersecting flows of 'desire' - for identity, views, power and profits - and asks how we reconcile these 'desires' with public interests."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-272) and index