Large seaport hubs in Northwestern Europe are aiming to develop as circular hotspots and
are striving to become first movers in the circular economy (CE) transition. In order to …

Increasingly, space for remanufacturing is seen as the most valuable resource to achieve
circular economy (CE) policy goals, in particular for cities. However, in many cities, industrial …

Within the majority of port city literature, the evolution of port cities is still explained as an
inevitable or 'logical'process whereby maritime land-uses gradually migrate from city centres …

This paper enacts a dialogue between planning literature on polycentric urban regions
(PUR) and port geography literature on multi-port gateways. The main proposition is that …

Researchers from multiple disciplines study ports and port cities using various forms of
visualization. To better understand port cities' challenges and opportunities, some use …

In last three decades, planning agencies of most ports have institutionally evolved into a
(semi-) independent port authority. The rationale behind this process is that port authorities …

This paper assesses the potential of the circular economy (CE) policy ambitions of the port
cities of Ghent (Belgium) and Amsterdam (The Netherlands). Both Ghent and Amsterdam …

In 2016, the Flemish Government adopted the transversal policy paper “Vision 2050, a long
term strategy for Flanders”. It has set the ambition for Flanders for 2050 and has paved the …

Instead of stressing that port cities are characterised by institutional fragmentations with
many resulting conflicts, we claim that port cities might be highly constructive in terms of …

This deliverable is the outcome of Task 1.1, Theoretical and Conceptual Framework, within
the FABRIX project's Work Package 1, Theory and Methodology. The document lays out a …