NADI CONVERSATIONS-: RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: THE POTENTIAL OUTCOMES

Riverfront is the land or property along a river or rivers. These are essentially projects that seek to alter the ecological and social scape of the river transforming them into an urban commercial space rather than protecting the natural, social and cultural landscape. Many of the ongoing river development projects lay emphasis on beautification of the rivers whereas riverfronts are treated as extensions of urban spaces which can be transformed into vibrant, throbbing and breathing spaces by prospective designers