The river becomes the mediator – urban river restoration creating new spaces for intercultural dialogue and mediation
At a basic level, water is a fundamental part of the human experience. Cities are, for the most part, founded on rivers. Water and rivers form a significant metaphor in describing, recording and celebrating historic and personal narratives. The title of this paper is inspired by a Persian fairy tale...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:cs_939 en https://journals.openedition.org/cs/939 2019-10-01T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/eymk https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ The river becomes the mediator – urban river restoration creating new spaces for intercultural dialogue and mediation Comunicação e sociedade Centro de estudos de comunicação e sociedade info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2183-3575 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1645-2089 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cs Chapman, Paul urbanismo rio intercultural construção de lugar urban river intercultural placemaking At a basic level, water is a fundamental part of the human experience. Cities are, for the most part, founded on rivers. Water and rivers form a significant metaphor in describing, recording and celebrating historic and personal narratives. The title of this paper is inspired by a Persian fairy tale where a lovelorn princess, needing reassurance that the man she had fallen in love with was true, spoke to and heard back from the river. Symbolised by the river, water is the bringer of life and the connector of people. And yet… in many cities the small urban river is a problem, something to be fenced off and ignored. While cities have rediscovered the importance of major rivers in driving regeneration, smaller tributaries, streams and creeks are covered, diverted or hidden away. But it doesn’t take much for the focus to change. Revitalised riparian public spaces provide a natural and neutral meeting point for all members of the community with the river acting as a physical and metaphorical mediator. Previously unloved and unknown spaces can become a key part of a city’s infrastructure. More importantly, the city residents have a space to meet becoming, in turn, known and loved. Num nível básico, a água é uma parte essencial da experiência humana. Na maioria das vezes, as cidades são fundadas onde existem rios. A água e os rios são uma importante metáfora na descrição, no registo e na celebração das narrativas históricas e pessoais. O título deste artigo inspira-se num conto de fadas persa, no qual uma princesa apaixonada, que precisava de saber que o homem pelo qual se tinha apaixonado era verdadeiro, falava com o rio e ouvia-o. A água, simbolizada pelo rio, é portadora da vida e uma ligação entre as pessoas. E, contudo, em muitas cidades os pequenos rios urbanos são vistos como um problema, algo vedado e ignorado. As cidades redescobriram a importância dos rios principais, mas os pequenos afluentes, os riachos e as ribeiras são cobertos, desviados ou escondidos. Contudo, não é preciso muito para alterar o foco. Os espaços públicos ribeirinhos oferecem um ponto de encontro natural e neutro para todos os membros da comunidade, nos quais o rio atua como um mediador físico e metafórico. Espaços desconhecidos e pouco queridos podem tornar-se parte das infraestruturas da cidade. E mais importante, os habitantes da cidade ganham um espaço de encontro que assim se torna conhecido e querido. |
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At a basic level, water is a fundamental part of the human experience. Cities are, for the most part, founded on rivers. Water and rivers form a significant metaphor in describing, recording and celebrating historic and personal narratives. The title of this paper is inspired by a Persian fairy tale where a lovelorn princess, needing reassurance that the man she had fallen in love with was true, spoke to and heard back from the river. Symbolised by the river, water is the bringer of life and the connector of people. And yet… in many cities the small urban river is a problem, something to be fenced off and ignored. While cities have rediscovered the importance of major rivers in driving regeneration, smaller tributaries, streams and creeks are covered, diverted or hidden away. But it doesn’t take much for the focus to change. Revitalised riparian public spaces provide a natural and neutral meeting point for all members of the community with the river acting as a physical and metaphorical mediator. Previously unloved and unknown spaces can become a key part of a city’s infrastructure. More importantly, the city residents have a space to meet becoming, in turn, known and loved. |
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